76 m. ago Parents warned to check if kids are eligible for up to £200 school uniform support

There are 22 councils in England on top of those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that offer parents big sums to pay for the end-of-summer expense. Parents have been urged to check if they are eligible

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3 h. ago Back to school: 12 restaurants in London to visit without the kids

You’ve earned this after the summer, says Niva Yadav

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6 h. ago Queen of Clean: The jobs to tackle now the kids are back at school

Time for a big tidy-up, says TVs Queen of Clean. By Sam Wylie-Harris.

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12 h. ago Aussie children are left stunned by 'object from outer space' at their school

Aussie school kids have been left stunned.

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20 h. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform policy days before kids return to class

The school says it informed parents of the new guidelines before the summer holidays

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23 h. ago Pet owners set to see September spike in dog separation anxiety and this is how to tackle it

With kids returning to school and work office days increasing, here are tell-tale signs of separation anxiety in dogs

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46 h. ago Parents more stressed than kids when it comes to going to back to school

A quarter fear their child may suffer bullying while one in four admitted they fear their child will not adjust to their new class or school.

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47 h. ago All parents told to do two things before kids go back to school

The Government has issued a reminder to parents ahead of the new school year

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62 h. ago Minister's plea to parents: Get your kids to school... and make sure they behave!

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will mark the start of the new school term by urging 'mums, dads and carers' to play their part in getting their sons and daughters ready to learn in the classroom.

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3 d. ago Amazon's Kids Kindle gets axed in price just in time for first week of term

Parents looking to encourage their kids to read with an age-appropriate e-reader won't want to snooze on this sale that has axed the price of Amazon's Kids Kindle just in time for school starting

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'had just gone through break up' before killing two kids in church attack

Transgender shooter Robin Westman had been involved with a 'significant' partner, but the relationship recently ended, the killer's father told police.

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4 d. ago Chickenpox jab to be offered on NHS amid warning kids starting school unprotected

Health chiefs have decided to add the vaccine against the varicella zoster virus to the existing combined measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) jab starting from January

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'obsessed with killing kids' fired 116 rounds

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman, 24, appeared to be 'obsessed with the idea of killing children' and listed the names of mass shooters on a YouTube channel, police said

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5 d. ago Back to school: Expert's top tips on how to get your kids to readjust seamlessly to education

With a little planning and patience, back to school doesn’t have to be stressful

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5 d. ago Robin Westman deleted chilling video before killing kids in Minneapolis school shooting

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman uploaded a chilling video to YouTube that was deleted just hours before the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic School, which left two children dead

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5 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting updates: FBI investigating attack as domestic terrorism and hate crime against Catholics

FBI director Kash Patel makes statement but local police chief refuses to be drawn on motive of attacker who killed two children at church schoolMinneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killedShock and horror after shooting: ‘Kids should not be fearing for their lives’Today’s incident marks the fourth deadly shooting in 24 hours in Minneapolis.Over the course of Tuesday into Wednesday, three people were shot and killed in three separate shootings.The level of gun violence across the city within the last day is deeply unsettling. Across three separate multiple-victim shootings, eight people have been injured by gunfire and three have lost their lives. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Kids in Upper Nithsdale village denied school transport despite living in catchment area

Pupils in Kelloholm are having to use a service bus which gets to Sanquhar Academy an hour before the school day begins.

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6 d. ago Back to school money tips to help parents save over £500 this year

A budgeting expert with two kids shares her top tips for saving money during the new school year.

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6 d. ago New £7 'indestructible' school water bottle that mum swears every child must own

Shoppers getting their kids ready for school can currently score a 'durable and easy-to-clean' water bottle that won't leak and 'last an entire school year' for £7 thanks to this sale

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7 d. ago Blood, sweat and cigarettes – why there’s nothing cute about school uniform | Zoe Williams

The charm is intoxicating at first. But wait till their expensive kit is mired in mud, the blazer takes on a flammable sheen and the PE kit stinks up the houseThe first time you put your kid in school uniform, there’s an intoxicating charm to the moment. There he is, your precious firstborn, and you’ve dressed him up like a grown-assed man who’s managing the fanciest restaurant on a very large ferry. Slacks and a well-pressed shirt are just the baseline; there’s also insignia on everything – jumpers, shorts, bags, pencil cases and water bottles – and the crest is something egalitarian, such as a tree or a leaf, but whatever it is, only that will do. After a full and overall pretty happy life of not sweating the small stuff, suddenly there’s a person in your house whose every clothing item is absolutely irreplaceable, and that person is four, and has squashed a beetle into it. On that first day, though, all you’re thinking is, “How adorable, this is like his first Christmas, when we ...

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