11 h. ago West Lothian parents win concession on high school consultation

Welcoming the change the opposition SNP group said Labour had “caved-in” in the face of a powerful parent led campaign for a new East Calder High School.

Politics

16 h. ago Parents warned of major school changes with attendance targets

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will announce a roadmap for every school to ramp up efforts to support pupils back to class amid a third of schools are still failing to improve

Events

25 h. ago Parents are wasting toddlers' 'magic years' feeling 'harassed and worried' because they work too much, expert warns

Eva Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood at the University of East London, said juggling work and home pressures 'interferes' with parents' enjoyment of the pre-school years.

Events

26 h. ago How toxic is YOUR child’s teatime & how many calories are they REALLY munching through – the truth revealed

GETTING a filling, healthy tea on the table after school can be a parent’s biggest daily headache.  So it is no wonder so many mums and dads rely on store cupboard and freezer staples to satisfy hungry tummies fast — without breaking the bank.  But last week, TV doctor Professor Chris van Tulleken said weak regulation lets firms dupe parents into thinking...

Events

32 h. ago Furious Scots parents slam primary school after teacher 'tells kids Santa isn't real'

The school has launched an investigation after the alleged incident which sparked fury among some parents who said "the magic of Christmas had been ruined for some of the pupils".

Society

34 h. ago ‘They’ve ruined the magic of Christmas’, blast furious Scots parents after primary teacher ‘tells kids Santa isn’t real’

PARENTS have been left fuming amid claims a Scots primary school teacher told kids that Santa doesn't exist. Pupils at the school were left devastated after a teacher made the alleged remarks in class. It's claimed the incident happened at the end of October after a teacher from the Aberdeen school discussed a lesson on...

Society

53 h. ago School district threatened with legal action after kids are shown video that acknowledges LGBTQ+ history month

The Thomas More Society accused the Kirkwood School District of ‘violating the First Amendment rights of many parents’

Culture

2 d. ago Teenager and parent join planned legal action calling for school phone ban

Flossie McShea, 17, and Katie Moore, 43, want to see a complete statutory ban on smartphones in schools.

Politics

5 d. ago Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over Ohio school district’s pronoun policy

A divided federal court in Cincinnati has ruled that Ohio’s fourth largest school district cannot enforce policies urging students to use gender pronouns their peers prefer to be called

Events

6 d. ago Man picked grandkids up from school after what he did to their parents

Derek Martin, 67, from Brighton was jailed for murder after a frenzied attack on his step-daughter Chloe Bashford and her husband Josh at their home - leaving their four children orphaned

Politics

7 d. ago 11 major school changes that parents need to know in curriculum shake

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has promised that her major shake-up of the school curriculum will prepare kids for a world that is 'changing more rapidly than ever'

Politics

7 d. ago From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual

Society

8 d. ago Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety

Primary school children will be taught how to spot fake news, deal with money and about the climate crisis under a major shake-up of the school curriculum published today

Events

8 d. ago Teenager loses court bid against his own parents after they sent him to boarding school in Ghana over fears he would fall into gang violence in Britain

The boy's parents feared he was becoming involved with gang culture in the UK and arranged for him to stay with extended family in Ghana without telling him.

Events

8 d. ago Parents left 'crying before school run' after watching John Lewis' tearjerking Christmas ad

The highly-anticipated advert features a 90s club classic and has already made many parents emotional this morning.

Politics

1 week ago Private schools taking fees from criminal parents could be prosecuted for money laundering experts warn after drugs baron pays for daughter's classes with envelopes of cash

Tom Keatinge, the Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, said questions may be raised about whether Labour's tax on private school fees is fuelling parents to pay in cash.

Events

1 week ago Why gangsters are sending their children to rub shoulders with wealthy families at Britain's top private schools... and paying fees with wads of cash

Tom Keatinge, the Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, said questions may be raised about whether Labour's tax on private school fees is fuelling parents to pay in cash.

Economics

1 week ago Parents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public view

The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret

Events

2 w. ago Ryan Gosling leaves mums swooning at school gates after moves to UK

Ryan Gosling has been charming his way through North London, leaving the mums of Hampstead 'practically drooling' as he chats with fellow parents when dropping his kids off at school

Politics

2 w. ago Ryan Gosling leaves mums swooning at the school gates after relocating to affluent London neighbourhood with wife Eva Mendes and their two daughters

For many parents, the most exciting thing at the school gates will be some light gossiping. But some mothers have been left swooning after Ryan Gosling appeared to pick up his children.

Culture