'British children are some of the worst behaved I've met. Not all of them, but maybe 80 per cent are pretty bad. They behave in a way that would not be allowed in my country. Many times I have met...
'Children today inhabit a different world. We grew up in a literary environment, but now children think visually because of television and video games. My books are written for a visual generation. I...
The first phase of the National Evaluation of Children's Trusts has been published at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/childrens-trusts/national-evaluation. The report looks at the 35 Children's Trust...
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...
(Photograph) - Redby out-of-school club has become one of the first clubs in Sunderland to achieve the Aiming High quality assurance certificate. The club, which has been operating for almost five...
'In school there should be time for reading that isn't work - children should enjoy it. Fun should be on the curriculum' Wendy Cooling, children's book consultant and former teacher and head of the...
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...