7 h. ago Voices: I’ve been bullied on the class WhatsApp – the parents are even worse than the kids

Schools are reportedly asking lawyers to draw up codes of conduct to help manage parent WhatsApp groups, but it’s not just teachers suffering abuse on them, says Caroline Brown, it’s parents like me

Politics

9 h. ago Judgement Day winners and losers as new Wales option emerges and coach shows class

The tenth edition of Judgement Day was a mixed bag

Events

12 h. ago The unseen Judgement Day moments as grim attendance figure shows something must change

Judgement Day played out in front of the lowest crowd attendance the event has ever seen at the Principality Stadium

Events

22 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

44 h. ago Barking at female staff and blocking doorways: Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools

Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew TateA rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure through social media and online gaming, teachers have warned.A survey by the NASUWT union found most teachers identified social media as “the number one cause” of pupil misbehaviour, with female staff bearing the brunt. Teachers also raised concerns about parents who refuse to accept school rules or take responsibility for their children’s behaviour. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Child loses out on school place with brother after primary moves premises, putting her out of catchment

Parents appeal after daughter turned down for school place at the primary they say they were never warned they were no longer in catchment for

Politics

3 d. ago Olympic gold medal sprinter destroys the field in parents race at son’s school

Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made short work of other parents at her son’s school when she participated in their sports day.

Sport

3 d. ago Olympian mum demolishes all other parents in son's school sports day race

Sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took part in a parents' race at her son's sports day, and the eight-time Olympic medallist showed she is still the one to beat

Sport

3 d. ago Olympic 100m champion ruthlessly destroys rival parents at school sports day

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the fastest women of all time and the Jamaican had no intention of going easy on the oher parents during a sports day race at her son's school

Sport

3 d. ago Olympic legend demolishes other mums in parents race at son's school sports day

Olympic legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed her incredible competitive nature as the world's third fastest woman stormed a parents' race at sports day

Sport

3 d. ago Schools paying for cookers and beds for families living in poverty, leaders say

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

Politics

4 d. ago Despair for parents as more than one in four children miss out on their first choice primary school place in some areas... but it's great news for families in the North

Early survey results on National Offer Day reveals parents in London had a worse chance of getting their top school than those in other parts of the country.

Society

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

4 d. ago The Greater Manchester area where 95 per cent of parents are sending child to first choice primary school in September

Just 19 children due to start school in 2025 in the borough have not been given a place at one of their three preferences

Society

4 d. ago Primary school places offer day 2024: When will parents receive the offers?

Children starting reception in September will find out today where they will study

Politics

4 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

4 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

4 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