School play season is here One mum has been left feeling ‘disgusted’ after finding out her daughter’s role in her school’s nativity play. Taking to Mumsnet, she explained: “My daughter has been cast as ‘someone’s wife’ in the nativity play – the ‘Innkeeper’s wife’ to be precise. This is not OK! “Normally I am pretty relaxed about […]
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18,097 children are waiting on AON Children’s Minister Norma Foley has announced plans to scrap the need for an AON for school placements. Children with additional needs will no longer need an assessment of need (AON) to access appropriate school placements. Right now, the assessment is needed for children if they want to secure a […]
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Students that require mirrors for “medical purposes” must request one from reception. A Lincolnshire school has banned mirrors from its bathrooms after students took too long while looking at themselves. According to the school’s headmaster, the whole ordeal was making students late for class and made others feel uncomfortable. Grant Edgar, headmaster at William Farr […]
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No more morning meltdowns This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. One mum took to TikTok to share her lifesaving tips to prevent early morning meltdowns before school. American mum of four, Elaina, who shares her best hacks, DIYs, and parenting tips on TikTok, has shared […]
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There’s nothing ‘voluntary’ about the school contribution fee As the new school term gets closer, more and more parents are preparing (and dreading) the back-to-school season. There is only a matter of weeks to go until the kids are back in school, but before that happens, parents have the school shopping to get done. New […]
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School girls forced to wear trousers A school in Manchester announced it will be implementing a trousers-only policy from September, banning school girls from wearing skirts. Parents are enraged after Newhouse Academy in Heywood, Manchester, will ban skirts, forcing all pupils to wear trousers. It was announced that “boys and girls will be expected to […]
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