5 h. ago Moving to a new home or school can stress kids out. How to make it more manageable

Summer can be a time of big transition for kids

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8 h. ago Parents fear social media has had a bigger influence on kids than school

A poll of 1,000 mums and dads of kids aged 12-16 found a third are 'uncomfortable' with the 'values' their child is exposed to online and the impact this has on behaviour

Politics

8 h. ago New school uniform rules with parents set to save money from September

The Labour Party government has called for a cut in the cost of branded school uniforms for kids in England, with parents set to benefit ahead of a significant change

Politics

15 h. ago Cutting school transport for disabled kids is a cruel way to balance the books

Record View says cutting services cannot mean vulnerable youngsters being left ­abandoned by the education system.

Culture

29 h. ago Back to school kids’ bags under £20 including Disney, Barbie, Pokémon and Minecraft

Kids’ school bags for under £20 from Amazon featuring all their favourite characters.

Economics

29 h. ago Woman performed sex act in front of horrified kids on school run

Sarah Crawford, 40, who escaped jail at Newcastle Magistrates Court on Friday, had previously been in trouble with cops after "defecating" in her cell following an earlier arrest

Politics

60 h. ago Parents praise Kickers 'comfy from the off' school shoe range lasting kids 'years'

Kickers has launched its Back to School campaign providing shoppers with a great opportunity to save on footwear

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3 d. ago Primary school teacher had sick videos of kids and searched 'Japanese schoolgirls'

Steven Spong, 30, had been teaching at Monkwick Junior School in Colchester up until October 2022, when he was sacked following a police investigation into his conduct

Culture

3 d. ago Wales’ most diverse school that’s oversubscribed and sending kids to Oxbridge

We went along on results day to hear the success stories and find out what the school is doing right

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5 d. ago Nearly a third of parents let their kids miss more than a week of school due to anxiety: new survey

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

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5 d. ago Multiple students injured in school bus crash carrying more than 40 kids on first day back to school

Authorities say a Texas school bus carrying more than 40 students rolled over after veering off a rural road on the first day of class, injuring multiple students

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5 d. ago The anxious generation: Mental health issues are causing kids to regularly skip school, parents say

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

Society

6 d. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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6 d. ago How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year

Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a regular sleep routine with the start of a new school year

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6 d. ago Mum took own life when kids were at school after doctor said she was not suicidal

Amy Manning had been to see her GP about her suicidal thoughts after experiencing financial difficulties.

Events

7 d. ago How to get a new school uniform for as little as £3 at Sainsbury's Tu Clothing

Sainsbury's uniforms feature perfect colour retention - a technology to maintain colour and whiteness as well as permanent pleats and creases

Economics

7 d. ago Mum takes own life while kids at school after GP said she 'wasn't suicidal'

Amy Manning explained to her doctor that she was experiencing 'chronic suicidal thoughts' but her GP told the inquest into her death that she wasn't considered 'actively suicidal'

Events

1 week ago Voices: With its youth clubs idea, Labour might just have won the parent vote

Forget dingy community halls with anti-drug posters and a broken basketball hoop – the government’s plans to tackle teenage boredom might actually be... cool, says Victoria Richards

Politics

1 week ago Best back to school uniforms and deals from M&S, Asda, Matalan and more

With the end of the summer holidays fast approaching, you may want to start thinking about getting your kids' back to school uniforms sorted (if you haven't done so already)

Economics

2 w. ago Mum ditches UK for France where kids eat calamari and Camembert for school lunch

A mum from Liverpool moved to France in 2017 and says life is much more relaxed and outdoorsy since the move

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