19 h. ago Teacher on the naughty list after telling children 'Santa is not real'

The remark was allegedly made at Greenbrae Primary School in Aberdeen during a lesson on All Saints' Day.

Society

26 h. ago Furious Scots parents slam primary school after teacher 'tells kids Santa isn't real'

The school has launched an investigation after the alleged incident which sparked fury among some parents who said "the magic of Christmas had been ruined for some of the pupils".

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28 h. ago ‘They’ve ruined the magic of Christmas’, blast furious Scots parents after primary teacher ‘tells kids Santa isn’t real’

PARENTS have been left fuming amid claims a Scots primary school teacher told kids that Santa doesn't exist. Pupils at the school were left devastated after a teacher made the alleged remarks in class. It's claimed the incident happened at the end of October after a teacher from the Aberdeen school discussed a lesson on...

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3 d. ago 'It's not the 60+ days of Christmas!' Exasperated Brits blast John Lewis, Coca

Scientists say that stretching out the festive season could spark 'festive burnout', as Christmas decorations appear two months ahead of the big day.

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5 d. ago What parents are sacrificing to buy everything on Santa’s wish list

Parents are forfeiting nights out and even heating to give their kids a great Christmas, yet money experts suggest practical ways you can save.

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6 d. ago ‘That was better than my wedding day!’ The 20 greatest moments from The Celebrity Traitors

Alan the assassin, Clare as Boris Johnson and of course, Celia’s fart the dynamite scenes have come thick and fast in the inaugural series. Here are the very best bitsRemember when fans feared that an all-star edition would risk ruining the hit reality game’s magic? A triumphant inaugural VIP series of The Celebrity Traitors has blown such worries out of the Highland loch water.Ratings have surpassed 13m, overtaking Strictly Come Dancing as the BBC’s biggest franchise. It has been the most talked-about TV show of the autumn, if not the year. Anticipation is now at fever pitch for Thursday night’s final. As we approach the endgame, relive the highlights so far with our cloak-clad catch-up Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supply teacher banned for telling pupil ‘if you took him outside and shot him, no one would miss him’

Science supply teacher Carolyn Akers also told the pupil he would ‘grow up to be transgender’ and hit him on the head with a booklet

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1 week ago I did an extreme Lapland day trip with my kids with husky sledging and Santa meets and was home for bedtime

TAKING your kids to see Santa in Lapland is a dream for many parents wanting a truly magical Christmas experience as a family  - but can be very expensive. So I've I found a holiday hack that saved me thousands on a trip to the Christmas village in Finland, as long as you don't mind...

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3 w. ago Teacher gets life ban for 'mocking' Muslim pupils and tells one girl 'she would have been killed' in Iran for what she was wearing in class

Alex Lloyd, 51, head of sixth form at The Bishop of Winchester Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, made the remarks during a lesson on honour killings.

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3 w. ago Teacher banned from classroom after telling pupil ‘imagine this was your mum’ in lesson about honour killings

Mr Lloyd will be unable to teach in any school, sixth form or children’s home across England

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