Margot Robbie's childhood ant farm chaos revealed
Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie reveals her most outrageous childhood moment - a chaotic ant farm experiment that brought insects crawling through her family home in a hilarious domestic disaster.
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School Closures Damaged Childhood, UK Report Finds
A devastating official inquiry finds UK school closures during COVID caused profound damage to children's social development and educational progress, with effects still rippling through classrooms today.
Unschooled: A Mother's Education Revolution in Northumberland
Caro Giles's powerful memoir 'Unschooled' reveals how embracing nature and freedom transformed her family's life after tragedy, offering radical alternatives to conventional education.
Kherson's Children Study in Bunkers, Learn Drone Tech
In the besieged Ukrainian city of Kherson, children attend school in underground bunkers, learning to code drones alongside maths in a stark new reality shaped by constant danger.
Teacher Fired After Tying Toddler to Chair in Classroom
A preschool teacher in Virginia has been dismissed after video evidence emerged showing her tying a toddler to a chair. The distressing incident, captured on classroom cameras, has sparked outrage and an ongoing investigation.
Guardian 2025 Education University Rankings Revealed
The Guardian's definitive 2025 league table ranks UK universities for Education degrees. Discover which institutions excelled in teaching, student satisfaction, and graduate prospects.
Nursery Worker Grabs Toddler's Arm in Shocking Incident
A UK nursery worker has been suspended after video footage showed her grabbing a toddler's arm in what authorities call an 'unacceptable' incident. Full investigation underway.
New Mexico Launches First US Universal Free Childcare Programme
New Mexico makes history by rolling out a pioneering, permanent programme offering free childcare to nearly all families, a transformative move set to boost the state's economy and workforce.
US may require immigration checks for federal poverty programmes
Exclusive: A new federal proposal could require millions of families in US poverty programmes to verify their immigration status, creating potential barriers to essential early childhood education and nutrition support.
UK Launches Landmark Study Tracking 8,000 Babies Into Adulthood
A landmark UK study will follow 8,000 babies born in 2024-25, tracking their development through childhood to understand the impact of modern challenges like the pandemic, cost-of-living crisis, and technology.
Teachers' fury over 'Nando's-style' school food ratings
The Department for Education's new 'simplified' food rating system, likened to a Nando's heat scale, has been slammed by educators and unions as a 'slap in the face' that ignores the real crisis in school funding and meal quality.
UK Universities Face Financial Collapse - Crisis Deepens
Britain's world-class university system faces existential threat from unsustainable funding models, chronic underinvestment, and political short-termism. Urgent reform is needed to prevent irreversible damage.
Parenting Debate: Mum Charges Kids 'Rent' from Pocket Money
A UK mother's unconventional approach to teaching financial responsibility - charging her children 'rent' from their pocket money - has ignited a fiery debate among parents about money management and childhood.
Nursery Worker Jailed for Violent Attack on Toddler
A nursery worker in Newcastle has been sentenced to prison after being filmed violently attacking a defenceless toddler. Disturbing footage shows the carer smirking as she assaults the child.
Kate Middleton Returns to Royal Work with New Project
The Princess of Wales is set to make a significant return to public life, spearheading a major new initiative focused on early childhood development, signalling a positive step in her cancer treatment journey.
Expert's 5 Phonics Tricks To Boost Your Child's Reading
An education specialist shares her top, easy-to-implement phonics strategies that parents can use to transform story time and give their child a major head start in literacy.
Expert's 5-Minute Phonics Secret To Help Your Child Read
Struggling to help your child read? A top phonics expert shares her simple, game-changing 5-minute daily trick that parents are raving about. Discover how to make reading fun and boost literacy skills at home.
Free Childcare Expansion: Risks Behind UK's Nursery Scheme
As the UK government rolls out free childcare for children from nine months, experts warn of a potential crisis in capacity, quality, and workforce sustainability. This in-depth analysis examines the challenges facing the landmark policy.
GCSE Music faces extinction as costs soar to £400 per pupil
Exclusive: Soaring costs of music GCSEs are creating an 'apartheid' in arts education, with state school pupils priced out. The Child Poverty Action Group reveals the stark inequalities forcing schools to cut creative subjects.
Starmer's Bold Education Overhaul Pledge
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announces a groundbreaking 'mission' to overhaul England's education system, targeting Tory failures and pledging to break down class barriers with a new government directive.
Reeves: Labour's £1.1bn childcare revolution
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces transformative Labour plan to fund nursery places for over 100,000 children, tackling Britain's childcare crisis head-on.
Childcare Crisis: Staff Shortages Threaten Free Hours Rollout
Nurseries across the UK are sounding the alarm over severe staffing shortages, putting the government's flagship 30-hour free childcare expansion in jeopardy and leaving parents facing nursery closures and soaring fees.
GCSE Resits Crisis: Beyond Admitting Failure
The Guardian's editorial calls for radical reform of England's broken GCSE resit system, arguing that acknowledging its failure is merely the first step toward meaningful change for thousands of students.
Phillipson Orders Urgent Data Review of DfE
In her first move as Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson demands immediate assessment of critical issues from school buildings to teacher recruitment, signalling major shake-up.
My Homemade Childhood Hat & Its Unintentional Papal Vibes
A heartwarming personal story about a cherished homemade childhood outfit and the unexpected papal resemblance that became a beloved family memory.
White working-class pupils 'failed' by system, says Keegan
Gillian Keegan delivers a stark warning as new data shows white working-class children have the lowest attainment rates in England, branding the situation a 'real injustice' that must be urgently addressed.
T-Level Troubles: UK's Technical Education Reform Faces Critical Challenges
An in-depth investigation reveals the alarming gaps in the UK's flagship T-Level qualifications. Despite being touted as the gold standard for technical education, students and employers report critical shortcomings in maths, English, and essential skills
Hunt: Stop overdiagnosing children, growing up is messy
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt warns against the rising trend of overmedicalising normal childhood development, arguing it overlooks the natural, uneven journey of growing up.
My childhood outfit was a walking endorsement for Ecstasy
A woman reflects on her favourite childhood outfit - a branded Ecstasy T-shirt - and the complex clash of her innocent Muslim girl identity with 90s rave culture.
Trump Budget Slashes Billions from Public School Funding
Exclusive: The Trump administration's latest budget proposal guts federal education funding, redirecting billions from public schools to private institutions and parent vouchers, sparking a fierce political battle.
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