'When one looks at the educational system, it is striking how much the present system is an accumulation of past short-term expediencies.' Chartered psychologist Ian Swanson, in a letter to TES...
Physical activity and exercise are vital ingredients that must accompany healthy diets, says Jonathan Doherty Being active keeps young children fit and is central to their ability to develop their...
What is biodiversity? It simply means variety of life (bio - life, diversity - variety), says Anastacia Keogh, education officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. You will find biodiversity...
'It's like choosing to eat Spam and wear crimplene when you can enjoy caviar and sport cashmere.' Children's author Francesca Simon on the relaunch of 'Janet and John' books, The Guardian
The Department of Health has launched a second public education campaign, at a cost of 700,000, to highlight the dangers of using antibiotics unnecessarily. Essentially, antibiotics are very important...
'My primary school wholly failed to convince me that there was anything more important than football, but it did prove to me that there were other things to read about. So my philosophy is simple; my...
Next week sees the naming of the third-ever Professional Nanny of the Year, when awards are presented by PANN at a gala dinner at the Professional Association of Teachers' annual conference in Oxford....
Homelessness is at the highest level for 12 years, with 183 children losing their home every day, according to the charity Shelter.
'In a constant search for things to test, we're forgetting the true purpose, the true nature, of reading and writing; and in forcing these things to happen in a way that divorces them from pleasure,...
Before lockdown, children from Tops Day Nurseries in Havant, Hampshire were visitors to Southlands Nursing Home. Manager Katie Duke said, ‘It is an activity the children have really missed.’ The...