Bristol schoolchildren will get new book on history of the slave trade in city

Schoolchildren will learn more about Bristol’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with a new textbook created by teachers and historians.  It comes after last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Edward Colston statue.  Eight history teachers in Bristol worked together with Bristol museums and historians to research and write the … Read more

Schoolchildren plan massive organised fight this weekend

Schoolchildren plan massive organised fight this weekend as police promise ‘robust action’ and warn parents Brawl is set to take place between two groups of children in Gorseinon, Swansea Youths from Sketty and from nearby Gorseinon will be involved this weekend Police wrote a letter to parents, warning that such behavior is ‘not acceptable’ Said … Read more

‘Several’ schoolchildren are rushed to hospital after eating gummy sweets laced with CANNABIS

‘Several’ schoolchildren are rushed to hospital after eating gummy sweets laced with CANNABIS as police issue urgent warning to parents in south London The sweets are infused with cannabis and cause a similar effect to smoking it  Easy to misjudge doses and suffer side effects like vomiting and panic attacks Police issue warning to parents … Read more

Parents and grandparents of schoolchildren will be offered at-home Covid tests

Parents and grandparents of schoolchildren will be offered at-home Covid tests twice a week to help keep schools safe Whole families with schoolchildren are to be given regular coronavirus tests Tests will also be offered twice a week to adults including school bus drivers A confirmatory PCR test will be required if lateral flow test … Read more

How YOU can take part in our campaign to ensure all schoolchildren have a laptop to learn at home 

The Mail has launched a campaign to ensure all Britain’s schoolchildren are equipped with a laptop or computer tablet – so no child is prevented from learning during the lockdown. With schools closed, up to a million pupils are struggling with accessing lessons from home because they don’t have essential equipment. That is why our … Read more

Boko Haram claims it is behind the abduction of hundreds of schoolchildren in Nigeria on Friday

Boko Haram jihadists today claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 300 school children in Nigeria last week. ‘I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,’ said the leader of the group that was also behind the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, in a voice message.  … Read more

Pippa Middleton hands out awards to deaf schoolchildren for their Christmas card designs

Pippa Middleton showed she’s very much in the festive spirit, donning a Christmas jumper to hand out awards for festive card designs. Kate Middleton’s sister, 31, who is an ambassador for Mary Hare School in Newbury, a school for deaf children, donned red knitwear to give out awards to the school’s pupils.  In a snap … Read more

Coronavirus: Parents of schoolchildren ‘NOT at greater risk’

Parents of schoolchildren do not face a greater risk of being admitted to hospital or dying of the coronavirus, research has found. In fact, working-age adults with children 11 years old or under may actually be 25 per cent less likely to die if they catch coronavirus. The researchers said this was almost entirely because … Read more

Police in Lake District issue warning after schoolchildren were found eating cannabis sweets

Cannabis infused sweets have become the latest craze among teenagers with authorities warning parents that they pose a serious danger because of their strength and if consumed to excess. Nerds Rope bites, the ‘super potent’ edibles which supposedly contain 600mg of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis Known as ‘edibles’ they are freely available on … Read more

Schoolchildren are being left outside in the rain because of unclear Covid advice

Parents say their children are being left outside in the rain and sitting in freezing classrooms because of unclear government Covid-19 advice, parents have said. Government ministers are facing calls to ‘urgently’ provide schools with clarity over plans for ventilating schools over winter after they were advised to keep windows and doors open to aid … Read more