Students’ university shopping lists expand to include air fryers and steamers
It once included bedding, pots, pans and paracetamol. But it seems the checklist of university essentials now covers gadgets such as air fryers and...
‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school
Babies born in 2020 started life in the strange world of lockdown in a small bubble of people with faces hidden behind masks. Social...
Branded UK school uniforms cost more than double high-street prices, analysis reveals
Parents are routinely paying more than double the price for branded school uniforms compared with similar items offered by supermarkets and high-street stores, an...
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete
A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...
Stray bullets and school closures: Rio’s schoolkids suffer as police crack down on gangs
Textbooks and marker pens are not all that science teacher Roberto Brandão, 54, takes with him each morning when he sets off for work...
France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15
France is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a...