3 d. ago Drunk teacher caught 'stumbling' as she put kids in her BMW keeps her licence

Magistrates accepted she would lose her job and suffer 'exceptional hardship' if she was banned from the road

Events

6 d. ago Fears primary teacher exposed to asbestos while pinning kids' art to walls

Marlene Broad, who worked at the same school for 40 years, died in January last year after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Politics

9 d. ago 'I'm a teacher and this is the one present to avoid giving as an end

As the end of term approaches, we've listed the best things to buy for your kids' teachers to say thank you for all their hard work - and the one thing to avoid gifting this academic year

Politics

1 week ago Over 7500 people across South Lanarkshire take part in Learn to Swim National Framework

The programme is delivered by 38 leisure trusts and aquatic providers in 167 pools across Scotland, including nine pools in South Lanarkshire.

Politics

2 w. ago Over 2000 North Ayrshire residents learning to swim safely each week through Scottish Swimming programme

The Learn to Swim National Framework has been a huge success throughout the country.

Politics

2 w. ago Nearly 5000 people across North Lanarkshire take part in Learn to Swim National Framework

Programme, a partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water, has now supported 210,337 children and adults in Scotland to be safer in, on and around water over the past seven years.

Politics

3 w. ago Superheroes from West Lothian stay safe around water thanks to innovative education approach

The campaign is rooted in the Learn to Swim national framework.

Politics

3 w. ago Teachers reveal shocking extent of drug use in school and say kids at PRIMARY are high on cannabis

A survey of almost 4,000 teachers found many pupils are abusing drugs and alcohol on school grounds - with ketamine and cocaine also rife.

Events

3 w. ago Meghan Markle reveals bold lesson she's teaching Archie and Lilibet about money

During a candid chat on a podcast, Meghan Markle has revealed how she is teaching her kids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet to understand value and money with a unique hobby

Politics

3 w. ago Learn to Swim lessons in Lanarkshire teaching kids how to be safer in and around water

Swimmers are set to learn the crucial Water Safety Code as well as basic floating techniques which can make a massive difference when someone feels in danger in the water and that could help save their lives or someone else’s.

Politics

4 w. ago Teacher accused of hosting 'Scream gangbangs' with kids forced to sell home after being dumped by husband

The married Indiana teacher who police say raped young boys while forcing them to wear 'Scream' masks has been forced to sell her home after her husband dumped her.

Society

4 w. ago I took my city kids on a road trip to teach them about the outback – and learned a few lessons myself | Emily Mulligan

Sensing a golden opportunity to impart some Aussie folklore, I confidently told my kids about a Bunyip. I was unable to answer their follow-up questionsRecently, I bundled the family into our beaten up station wagon and set out on a 3,000km journey from Sydney to the outback to instil some core memories into the kids. We had an ambitious agenda. The distances we had to cover to achieve my red dirt dreams were, to a sane minded person with two small kids in the back, loopy.And I will admit that, for the majority of this road trip, we were gripped with a palpable, vibrating rage towards each other, about the distance yet to travel, and the discomfort of every moment we were in the car. Continue reading...

Politics

last month A bold image of motherhood – using a prosthetic belly: Gabriel Moses’ best photograph

‘My sister used to have all these fashion posters in her bedroom – Nick Wright photographs, pictures of Naomi Campbell. Those references have become important in my work’I was raised in a single-parent household by my mum and we’re very close. She is a nurse, but she also did a lot of flower-arranging. I would often go to hang around the florists with her and her arrangements were always around the house. When I was a kid she was also a Sunday school teacher and would run arts and crafts workshops at church. I think I began to appreciate colour, how to match things, and develop taste, from there. My sister also studied fashion – and I was always in her bedroom as that’s where I would go to watch TV. She would have all these posters from Dazed and Vogue, Nick Knight photographs, pictures of Naomi Campbell. I thought it was rubbish at the time, but in hindsight I can understand how those references have become important.This image was the cover of my book, Regina, which was a massive ...

Culture

last month Teacher criticises parents for choosing 'worst' child name she's ever heard

An educator has taken to social media to share the 'worst' child's name she's ever heard while working at schools - and it's all thanks to the child's misbehaviour

Society