7 h. ago Asbestos has been found in this popular children’s toy prompting school closures

There are six different types of asbestos and all are dangerous

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13 h. ago School children 'too scared to drink water' after being locked out of toilets at East Lothian's Knox Academy

There are claims pupils are being locked out of toilets during the school day at the East Lothian academy

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58 h. ago School put on lockdown over man reportedly 'chanting about demons and children'

The police were called to reports of a man acting suspiciously around a school in Solihull at around 3pm yesterday

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60 h. ago Solihull primary school in lockdown after man 'chants about demons and children'

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School in Solihull was placed on lockdown for around 45 minutes after a man was reportedly seen acting suspiciously and 'chanting'

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3 d. ago Primary school children in Wales are vaping, new study shows

More than 50,000 children aged seven to 11 from every council area in Wales took part in the research. One in 10 reported clinically significant behavioural difficulties, half own a smartphone and seven in 10 have trouble sleeping.

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3 d. ago easyJet partners with charity to turn uniforms into school clothes for children in need

The airline has teamed up with a local charity to support families struggling with the cost of school uniforms.

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3 d. ago Aberdeen: Children told 'Santa is not real' by teacher during primary school lesson

Aberdeen City Council confirmed an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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4 d. ago Why is the mutant flu strain more dangerous than normal? And HOW does it kill? As UK braces for 'worst flu season on record', experts explain

Figures show flu cases are already more than three times higher than the same point last year, largely driven by a surge among school-aged children.

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5 d. ago Trespasses review – an intoxicating, rousing and heartbreaking love story

This adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s masterly novel, set in 70s Belfast, sees a Catholic teacher drawn into a dangerous affair with a Protestant barrister. It really hits a nerveWe could be happy together, if only we weren’t here and it wasn’t now: the tragedy of sweethearts caught up in conflict, their love overcome by others’ hate, is an old and powerful story. Trespasses, an adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel, written by Ailbhe Keogan, hits that nerve.A small town outside Belfast, 1975: rancour, suspicion and grief shadow every moment in the thwarted life of Cushla (Lola Petticrew), a Catholic primary-school teacher in her mid-20s who is giving up her spare time to work shifts in her brother’s pub. The priests at the school are hollering bigots, telling the children that every Protestant is an evil enemy, despite one of the kids being the son of a Catholic father and Protestant mother. Cushla takes an interest in the boy, who tends to arrive at school without a coat, and his eld...

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6 d. ago Three US states now require school gun safety lessons for children as young as 5

Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah are the first states to require public schools to teach children the basics of gun safety

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7 d. ago How to steer clear of this year's flu epidemic as UK braces for 'worst season on record'

Figures show flu cases are already more than three times higher than the same point last year, largely driven by a surge among school-aged children.

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7 d. ago Thousands more children will get free school meals thanks to rule change

Families previously had to apply for free school meals - but now, the extra help will be awarded to eligible children automatically in certain areas

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9 d. ago Bridget Phillipson accused of 'sacrificing' the 3Rs for her 'political posturing' on climate change

The Education Secretary was savaged in the House of Commons today after announcing all primary school children will get 'citizenship' classes.

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9 d. ago From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual

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9 d. ago Study proves children behave better at school if they eat two things

Tesco have analysed the fruit and veg habits of Britain's schoolkids after they ate a whopping 10.8 million portions as part of their Fruit & Veg for Schools programme

Politics

1 week ago Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety

Primary school children will be taught how to spot fake news, deal with money and about the climate crisis under a major shake-up of the school curriculum published today

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1 week ago Britain's child obesity crisis laid bare: One in three kids in parts of the UK now overweight or obese BEFORE they start primary school

Some 30 per cent of six-year-olds in County Durham were classed under the category, double the level logged in Wiltshire.

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1 week ago Surge in kids starting primary school obese could have ‘devastating impact’

National Child Measurement Programme reveals ‘extremely concerning’ rise which means one in four children start school overweight or obese

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1 week ago One in 10 children in first year of primary school in England is obese

Overall, 1.1m children were measured at state-maintained schools as part of data collection.

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1 week ago Comedian Jason Manford criticises 'entitled' villagers in wealthy Cheshire Golden Triangle for objecting to plans for riding school for deprived children

Manford, a friend of applicants Higher Farm Equine, rallied support for a change of use from agriculture to equestrian at Colshaw Hall Farm in Knutsford.

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