Jess Harris
15 tips to keep your children safe online
15 tips to keep your children safe online The digital world can be a scary place for kids, and stories about cyberbullying and predators are omnipresent in the media. But…
Learn to live within your means, says Education Secretary
People need to learn to live within their means as the Government works to bring down inflation, the Education Secretary has said. Gillian Keegan said “we too must show restraint…
How to explain AI to children and tips for keeping them safe with scams on the rise
Artificial intelligence can be a hard concept for adults to fully wrap their heads around, so explaining it to kids is even harder. Having to explain this technology to kids is…
My daughter, 7, had a lockdown drill in case her school is attacked – some other parents say it’s ‘normal’, but other agree with me that it’s ‘ludicrous’ and ‘this is not the US’
A UK mum was left dismayed when her child came home from school and revealed they had had a lockdown drill. The seven-year-old arrived home from primary school and told her mum…
Some children in care ‘missing from school and becoming invisible’
Some young people in care are being failed and allowed to become “invisible” to the services which should be supporting them, the Children’s Commissioner has said. More than 1,000 school-age…
Trans pupils put school policies to test amid heated debate in England
Headteachers want help on dealing with gender dysphoria but fear government guidance will be too rigid. Beth* is a teacher. She works in a typical state secondary school in the…
Road workers spell ‘school’ incorrectly in BOTH English and Welsh outside a primary
The man who took a photo of the glaring error suggested that whoever was responsible for the mix-up should pop into the school for a “couple of English lessons” Workers…
Cuts in school trips in England hitting children in poorer areas hardest, shows poll
Survey shows large cuts to outings, teaching assistants and GCSE and A-level choices, reflecting ‘decades of government underfunding’. Half of school leaders in England say they are having to cut school trips…
My child changed gender – and the school kept it a secret
As far as I know, it started on the first day of Sixth Form. When we went to collect my daughter’s GCSE results at school last summer, she told me…
Starmer under pressure to commit to universal free school meals in England
Keir Starmer is facing mounting calls to extend free school meals to every child in England if Labour makes it into power, to help families struggling with the cost of living and…
