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A new study has revealed that parents will chauffeur their kids over a distance of 125,817 miles before they turn 18. To put that figure in perspective, that’s about half the distance you would travel to get to the moon. Over one third of parents now have a car each and those with children in primary school make an average of 134 trips each month. For the average family, children’s trips...

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister is to announce the introduction of a free school meal scheme in schools for infant children. The £600million plan is expected the save families an average of £437 a year per child. Under the current system, free school meals are limited to 400,000 of the poorest families. Nick Clegg will tell delegates today that he believes ‘every primary school pupil should...

Milk and cookies may be a beloved combination, but a US doctor has raised concerns over kids eating late-night sugary snacks. Dr Julie Wei says the combination of sugar and dairy late at night could be causing runny noses, coughs, sore throats and fatigue. After treating a number of children with these chronic symptoms, she found that many of them frequently had sugary snacks such as cookies, as...

One in four teachers say they’ve seen pupils fall asleep in class, while one in seven pupils is turning up to primary school hungry. A new report in the UK has found that 820,000 children are skipping breakfast at least once a week and that many parents are struggling to afford enough food. The Lost Education report commissioned by Kellogg’s found that 12% of parents don’t give their...

Education experts have called for children to start primary school at age six or seven. The group of 130 teachers, academics and authors claim the pressure of performing in class at a young age can be very damaging. Under the UK’s current system, children start primary school at four or five, but the education coalition is calling for Britain to follow the Scandinavian model. With the government...

New research has found the average child’s schoolbag contains £120-worth of gadgets. The findings have been attributed to the increased popularity of smartphones, but 10% of children between six and ten also carry a tablet to school with them. Despite the increased worth of schoolbags, less than one-fifth of parents have sufficient insurance to cover a theft even though the bags are often left...

The British Education Secretary has been criticised for claiming that every child needs a “room of one’s own” to reach their academic potential. Critics have pointed out that new rules introduced in the UK say that children under 16 in a home receiving housing benefit have to share a room with a sibling of the same gender. The measures, dubbed a ‘bedroom tax’, also state that brothers...

In an attempt to combat the growing problem of childhood obesity in America, schools in 19 US states are weighing children and measuring their body mass index. Pupils are being sent home with report cards informing their parents whether they are “healthy” or “overweight”. While officials say the measurements are useful in tackling obesity, many parents have criticised the practice...

New research shows children in the UK are now working over 54 hours a week between school and extra-curricular activities. The study found parents are over-timetabling their children with extra-curricular activities in addition to their school commitments in order to give them an advantage. Most children already complete 32.5 hours at school Monday to Friday, as well as seven hours and 28 minutes...

Thousands of primary school pupils could be switched to three-day school weeks because of a shortage of places. The radical measures may be introduced by a London council in 2015 as the recent baby boom threatens to fill classes to bursting. Other local authorities are already using emergency measures such as building over playgrounds and constructing temporary classrooms. Research by the Local...