29 h. ago Rollout of free breakfast clubs to begin this week for 750 schools

They are designed to give parents of primary school children 30 minutes of free childcare a day, or up to 95 hours a year.

Politics

3 d. ago NSPCC explains what age your child can legally move out and how to support them

You may still be legally responsible for your child after they move out, if they're under a certain age.

Politics

4 d. ago Primary school offer day 2025: How to appeal and what to do if your child did not get first choice

Parents will receive primary school offers for their children today - but you can appeal the decision if you do not get your first choice

Politics

5 d. ago Britain's 'bullying' school WhatsApps: How parents gang up on teachers, embarrass children and humiliate parents in cliquey group chats

A WhatsApp chat of parents seems innocent on the surface but, according to testimonies from parents across the nation, they are a place where clique behaviours and humiliation run rife.

Society

5 d. ago New website to help parents teach basic skills amid concerns over children’s school readiness

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson told The Independent new School Readiness website will teach skills such as going to the toilet and putting on a coat

Society

5 d. ago Parents to get help teaching children basics to be ready for school with new website

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has spoken to The Independent about the new School Readiness website to teach basic skills like going to the toilet or putting on coats as parents learn which primary school their child will attend

Society

5 d. ago Police issue statement after reports of man 'hiding in bushes' near primary school

The school sent a message to parents asking them to ensure their children remain 'vigilant'

Events

5 d. ago NSPCC explains age parents can allow children to come home from school alone

At what age can you trust your child to get around without an adult? The experts have shared advice

Society

9 d. ago Tragic Manhattan helicopter crash hits home back in Barcelona

Condolences were pouring in Friday for the Barcelona family that perished in a helicopter accident an ocean away, from Spain’s prime minister to the company where the parents worked and the school where their children studied

Events

1 week ago The parents pulling children out of school as they 'simply don't work for them'

A growing number of SEND kids are turning to online schools.

Society

2 w. ago School locked down as teacher 'attacked and bloodied' and children in tears

Two teenagers have been taken into custody as parents were urgently summoned to collect their children from the secondary school.

Events

2 w. ago Hartlepool school in lockdown with parents urgently called and children in tears

One frightened pupil at the Hartlepool school said: "We saw one of the teachers bleeding and crying - there was blood on his face. It was awful. It all just went crazy"

Society

2 w. ago Warning to parents over certain drinks after 'public health risk' fears

Parents have been urged not to give pre-school children sweetened soft drinks amid health concerns

Events

2 w. ago Warning to parents after masked man 'chased' children from village primary school as they played in woods

Pupils were playing in a wooded area when a man, covering his face with a balaclava, started running after them in the quaint village of Hallow, Worcestershire.

Events

2 w. ago Parents of SEND children fight private school VAT hike in court: ‘We’re working seven days a week to pay fees’

Education Not Taxation found that more than 98 per cent of parents with SEND children didn’t believe the state sector locally. to them would meet their children’s needs properly

Economics

3 w. ago Woman dead after being hit by 'car being pursued by police' outside school: Met launches hunt for driver

The crash, which occurred shortly after 3pm outside a school in Edgware, northwest London, was witnessed by parents and children.

Events

4 w. ago One in 10 parents in poverty say their child has been bullied for being poor

The poll of 2,000 parents of school-aged children living on the lowest incomes also found they spend on average £2,000-per-year on school costs

Society

4 w. ago ‘It’s lawless’: Parents fear for children’s safety as vandals target Hackney school streets

The damage is largely concentrated around primary schools in the borough’s Springfield and Cazenove wards

Society