Articles Tagged: school

Victory for boy who wore a skirt to school as he wins right to wear shorts in summer

By Liz Stansfield, May 25, 2012

Chris Whitehead, the boy who wore a skirt to school in summer uniform protest, has worn his right for boys to wear shorts in warmer months

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Boy denied place at local primary school because he lives 20CM outside the catchment area

By parentdish.co.uk, May 24, 2012

Three-year-old Brock Housden is without a school place after officials ruled he lived 20cm too far away from his local primary school in Sutton

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The Primary Days: Playground politics

By Elsie Button, May 24, 2012

Even at the age of 37 years old, the school playground reduces me to a paranoid wreck - in true schoolgirl-esque style I have thoughts such as "why won't that mum talk to me" and "I wish I had shoes like hers".

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Lily Cole was taunted at school over her ginger hair

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 21, 2012

Gorgeous Lily Cole has revealed she suffered bullying as a schoolgirl over her red hair.

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Katie Price: 'I was devastated when I found out Harvey was disabled'

By Keith Kendrick, May 18, 2012

Katie Price has spoken for the first time about her feelings of devastation when she first discovered her son Harvey had multiple disabilities.

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Why I hate making packed lunches

By Jo Middleton, May 9, 2012

"So how did you get on with your lunch today?" I ask my nine year old daughter Belle as we walk home from school. She looks shifty.

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The Primary Days: What do you do all day?

By Elsie Button, May 8, 2012

I am still coming to terms with the fact that I no longer have control over when I see my child. This time last year I was allowed to see Betty during every waking hour if I wanted to.

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Homework howlers: Our children's embarrassing and exaggerated home life revelations

By Linda Aitchison, May 7, 2012

It's years since my daughter wrote in a school essay that she hates it when I smack her, but the memory still haunts me.

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