Parents who homeschool children face being prosecuted again
Parents who refuse to send their children to school on grounds of religion face being prosecuted following a Supreme Court...
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Schools
‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes
Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow…
School sports
The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports | Editorial
With concerns about childhood obesity and screen use sky-high, cuts to primary PE are an unforced errorWith remarkably poor timing, days before closing a consultation on children’s social media use,…
Education
The Hague tells homeschooling parents to send children to school
More than 100 children who are being homeschooled in The Hague because their families opted out have been told they...
Youth unemployment
Schools are not preparing young people for jobs | Letters
The education system should not just be about passing exams, writes David Selby. Plus a letter from Mara MussoTwo quotes in your article (Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many…
Egypt
The school transformation Egypt managed to build
An overcrowded classroom packed with nearly 100 students, severe teacher shortages, low attendance rates and parents complaining about their children’s weak academic performance — this was the reality of Egypt’s…
A-levels
There is no state more impotent than being a parent of a teenager doing A-levels | Zoe Williams
Holding a flashcard for chemistry or further maths fills me with a unique kind of horror. Does anyone really understand this?There’s a chart doing the rounds on social media, ranking…
Sats
My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes
As the traditional route of school, university and entry-level job is ever more precarious, it’s no wonder parents are feeling the strainCalled on to do long division, how would you…
Social mobility
Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs
Social mobility groups say post-16 funding gap risks young people falling out of education, work and trainingA coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is urging the government to fund a…
School meals
‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard…