Is there a right time to break up if you are a parent? Have you consulted your divorce attorney yet? To shed light on this experience, here are children of divorcees who describe their experiences – both good and bad There are countless books on the shelves advising couples on divorce, but until now we’ve […]
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The government must listen to parents of premature babies
Having a new baby is one of the most wonderful experiences in many people’s lives, but if that baby is born prematurely and spends its first few weeks inside an incubator fighting for its life the stress and trauma can be overwhelming for mums and dads.
Is this the strictest teacher in Britain?
No fighting, no lying. Break the rules and it’s the isolation room. The free-school head Katharine Birbalsingh is convinced that children thrive on tough love, but does it work? Sian Griffiths went to Brent to find out
Parents support pupils in vote to stop homework
A primary school has stopped setting homework after parents and pupils voted to drop it in a move that it is hoped will encourage children to read for pleasure instead.
Parents post 1,500 pictures of children on social media before fifth birthday
Parents are posting an average of 1,500 images of their children on social media by the time their child starts primary school, a study has found.
Helping with homework means children do worse at school
Children whose parents help them to do homework are likely to do worse at school, according to a study. The finding surprised researchers as almost every other form of parental engagement with their child’s education, such as reading at home or attending parents’ evenings, is associated with higher achievement.
How to break your family’s screen addiction
Children’s screen time has crept up relentlessly over the past ten years. It’s time for parents to act, says one expert. Not just from a health and wellbeing angle, but from a productive angle by looking at how you can keep your family secure when they are online so they are as safe as possible. […]
Majority of retiring teachers are under 60
More than four-fifths of all primary school teachers who retired last year had not reached the official retirement age. As the annual cost of paying pensions to retired teaching staff rose by more than €30 million in 2015, to €739 million, figures published by the Department of Education showed that 539 out of 654 primary […]
Nine out of ten primary teachers are women
Ireland has one of the highest gender imbalances among teachers in primary and secondary schools in western Europe, according to new EU figures.
Lessons Learnt
Good teachers have nothing to fear from a disciplinary process that finally imitates other professions More than the members of any other profession, teachers can have a long and lasting influence on vast numbers of a country’s population.