There are no official figure yet but primary school principals believe anxiety around attending school, school reluctance, and school refusal is on the rise in children post-pandemic.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Children at a primary school have been supporting residents by helping out with things like shopping, thanks to a new scheme. Pupils from St ...

Each team of primary school children got to discover more about sustainability in one of the most fun and engaging ways possible – by building their own kit cars and racing them at Gateshead ...

But wherever you sit on children being tested at primary school age, how do you think you would get on trying to answer questions set for these pupils? Everyone loves a wee challenge, whether that ...

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The number of children absent from school due to family holidays has skyrocketed post-pandemic. The number of school days primary school children lost due to their parents taking them out of class ...

She said: 'The Crown say he's flying them over primary school children to watch the children. 'He accepts he's flying them [but said in interviews] that he didn't have control over it.

That’s the chilling response from locals after pictures and videos emerged showing a drug-affected man writhing and crying out on the ground a short walk from a Melbourne primary school.

Potty training is one of many practical skills children are encouraged to develop before starting school, but many are arriving in the classroom still needing help. A 2024 survey of 1,000 primary ...

Compton Church of England Primary School, in Compton Street, Compton, is closed to pupils on Friday, May 23, due to several children contracting the virus. A post on the Hampshire County Council ...

However, there have been calls elsewhere in the UK for parents to delay giving their children smartphones until at least the age of 14. The heads' joint letter said that "primary school-aged ...

Ms Phillipson told the BBC there were no plans to introduce automatic enrolment. Children's eligibility for free school meals varies across the UK. All primary school children in London and in Wales ...