Articles Tagged: schools

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

One in three kids leave primary school unable to swim a length

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 17, 2012

Campaigners are claiming that too many youngsters are leaving primary school unable to swim.

Leona Lewis blasts education system for failing young people

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2012

The education system has been accused of failing youngsters by X Factor winner Leona Lewis.

Poor parenting blamed for rise in classroom violence

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 30, 2012

Poor parenting and family breakdowns have been blamed for the rise in violent and bad behaviour in UK schools.

Teaching positions attract applications from 4000 criminals in a year

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 26, 2012

The Criminal Records Bureau has informed schools that sex offenders, drug dealers and violent offenders were among 4,000 criminals who tried to get teaching jobs last year.

Why would teachers want to ban best friends in schools?

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Mar 19, 2012

I still remember my best friend from primary school with fondness some 30 years on. We lived in each others' pockets, we shared secrets, we giggled, we talked about what sort of pony we'd get in the totally implausible event our parents would let us have one.