Jess Harris
School staff left with ‘no option’ but to strike – union leader
School staff have been left with “no option” but to strike, a union leader has said. Speaking to BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show, STUC general secretary Roz Foyer said members had…
What’s behind the rise in school absence rates?
Phil Revels blames a school system that induces anxiety, another reader says schools practise coercive control and Dr Ian Cunningham advocates self-managed learning While there are a number of reasons why school attendance…
Berkshire school boys shave heads to support friend with cancer
Thirteen school boys have had their heads shaved in solidarity with a friend who has bone cancer. Nine-year-old Harry from Reading, Berkshire, was diagnosed in July and faces 18 rounds…
How can parents and children battle back-to-school anxiety?
With schools opening their doors again on Monday, both parents and their children could be experiencing a mixture of emotions, including anxiety. Usually during the summer holidays, bedtime routines go…
Jamie Oliver calls for free school meals as poll shows Labour and Tory voters want them
Jamie Oliver has demanded free school meals are given to more children as research shows the majority of both Labour and Tory voters back this. The celebrity chef, who has long campaigned…
Private school students in England twice as likely to earn top A-level grades as state pupils
This year’s results show attainment gap is widening, despite Tory pledges to close it Pupils in private schools are more than twice as likely to achieve A or A* grades…
Help, my child doesn’t want to go back to school
Start by reinstating their usual sleep schedule and get everything ready to go the night before the big day, advises Lynn Enright Schools don’t reopen for a couple of weeks…
As kids head back to school drivers urged to be more careful, especially in school zones
Students of Fort Worth ISD and Dallas ISD head back to school Monday, and that means a lot more cars will be on the road during rush hour. To help…
Britain’s oldest school which charges £14,830 per term appoints its first female headteacher – after 1,425 years of men holding the position
The UK’s oldest school has appointed its first female head teacher – after 1,425 years of only men holding the position. Jude Lowson will begin at The King’s School, Canterbury,…
School phone ban would hit autistic children the hardest
Barring smartphones from schools – as proposed by the UN – could leave autistic pupils feeling lost and overwhelmed, warns Carrie Myshkin I didn’t grow up with a smartphone at school….
