34 h. ago People in tears over teacher's 'beautiful' explanation of race to school children

Equality, race and religion, are very important topics for parents and teachers to talk about with their children - but it can be complicated and difficult to explain

Society

57 h. ago ‘A lot of fear’: the families bearing brunt of Sweden’s immigration crackdown

Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language“Sweden did this for us,” said Sofiye*, making a supportive scooping up gesture with her hands. “And then, bam.” She dropped them to the ground.Sofiye, who has three children, arrived in Sweden from Uzbekistan as an asylum seeker in 2008, and for much of that time she was able to build a life in the Scandinavian country. The family lived in a flat in a Stockholm suburb and Sofiye worked for the municipality in the home help department. She learned Swedish and her children went through the Swedish school system. Her youngest son was born in Sweden and her 18-year-old son, Hamza, who is studying in college to be a technician, doesn’t know life anywhere else. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Outraged New York town residents demand resignation of school board member they claim is ICE agent

‘How can you ensure safety when one of your own is working for an organization that is terrorizing children and families?’ one Mahopac resident asked during a school board meeting

Politics

3 d. ago Around 200 schoolchildren clash with police as viral TikTok ‘blind date’ event descends into chaos

Dozens of officers arrive and raise batons at crowds on High Street, Sutton

Events

3 d. ago My life fell apart and my children were taken away after I ditched alcohol for the 'mummy treat' drug. These are the hidden signs your school

Clutching my four-year-old daughter tightly, I couldn't hold back my tears. 'Mummy is poorly, so you're going to go to stay with Daddy while I get better,' I sobbed.

Events

3 d. ago Two dead and nine missing after landslides hit house and campground in New Zealand

Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials sayEmergency crews were searching for victims of landslides on New Zealand’s North Island that tore through a house and a busy campground, leaving at least two dead.Police reported that as many as nine people may be missing in the landslides, which hit on Thursday, including children. Families enjoying the summer school holiday were among the campers. Recreational vehicles and at least one structure were crushed, images showed. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Pupils locked inside Wigan primary school after reports 'of man with gun'

Platt Bridge Community School in Wigan confirmed children were kept inside with 'heightened security' following a police incident close to the building

Politics

4 d. ago Children kept inside at Greater Manchester school after 'reports of man with gun'

"At no point was there a direct threat to our school, our pupils, or our staff"

Politics

4 d. ago Staggering number of children starting school not toilet trained, study finds

Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills

Politics

4 d. ago Uvalde officer cleared of failing in his duty to confront gunman who murdered 19 children in school shooting

Adrian Gonzales, 52, was acquitted on 29 child endangerment charges

Events

4 d. ago Staggering number of children starting reception not toilet trained, study finds

Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills

Politics

4 d. ago One in four school starters are still in nappies because parents 'don't think toilet training is their job', teacher poll

An annual poll of 1,000 primary school teachers found a rise in children failing to master the basic skills they need for school.

Society

4 d. ago Parents given urgent warning over children wasting teachers' time in school

Teachers are wasting a total of 2.4 hours of teaching time each day - 1.4 hours of which is taken up with kids not being toilet-trained, such as nappy changing or multiple accidents

Events

6 d. ago Principal defends suspension of 19 boys after 'toxic masculinity' assembly

The principal of Laurelhill Community College has defended her decision to suspend 19 boys at the school following an outcry from parents and children at the school

Politics

6 d. ago South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested

South African authorities have revised the death toll in a school bus crash to 12 children and announced the driver has been arrested and will face criminal charges

Events

6 d. ago Brahim Díaz’s nightmare miss shows dangers of trying to emulate Panenka

While the famous penalty technique is the ultimate act of showmanship, the cost of failure is too high to justifyBeing too smart for your own good is usually drummed out of children before they leave school but sometimes people cannot help themselves. The Panenka penalty, successfully executed, offers the limited benefit of making a goalkeeper look silly and the taker a genius but Brahim Díaz is the latest to learn the cost of what happens when it goes wrong.Díaz was given 15 minutes to consider what to do with his spot-kick after the ludicrous levels of drama in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Maybe this was his undoing: being able to ponder every option, from the rudimentary to the artistic, until deciding to replicate Antonin Panenka’s creation with what could, and should, have been the last kick of the tournament. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Police update after man, 45, discovered dead by children on school grounds

West Midlands Police have given an update in the tragic case of the man whose body was found by schoolchildren this morning.

Events

7 d. ago Children as young as four trained how to shoot rifles at school in Sussex run by conspiracy theorists

Hope Sussex, which has barred Ofstedfrom inspecting, offers reception aged-children lessons in shooting and martial arts alongside maths, English and science.

Events

7 d. ago Children, four, trained how to shoot rifles at school in Sussex run by conspiracy theorists

Hope Sussex, which has barred Ofstedfrom inspecting, offers reception aged-children lessons in shooting and martial arts alongside maths, English and science.

Events

8 d. ago Councils are offering parents £5,000 to drive their children to school amid desperate efforts to cut spiralling SEND taxi bills

Local authorities are increasingly turning to 'personal transport budgets' as a more flexible and cost-effective option than laying on taxis or minibuses.

Economics