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In today’s newsletter: The education minister has pitched a policy that is popular with many parents, but teachers and education experts say it’s a distraction from more pressing issues facing pupils• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Editio…
Education secretary to issue new guidance in latest Tory attempt to limit phone usage by studentsUK politics live – latest updatesMobile phones could be banned from schools in England if the latest attempt to push the measure through by a Conservative …
Higher levels of poor mental health in England could be linked to worries about money and academic achievement, findings suggestUniversity students are more at risk of depression and anxiety than their peers who go straight into work, according to a st…
Claimants say European countries are breaching their human rights by failing to take adequate action to tackle global heatingAn 11-year-old girl from Portugal sat inside the grand chamber of the European court of human rights on Wednesday to face 86 la…
Exclusive: Whitehall sources say use of Pava to incapacitate children is under consideration amid sharp rise in violenceUK politics live – latest updatesPrison officers in England and Wales could be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children …
Exclusive: Sources say law could gradually increase smoking age to ultimately prevent sales to people born after certain yearRishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next gen…
First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped betterSecondary school pupils in the UK experienced significantly higher rates of depression, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties,…
Largest study of its kind in England finds 33% of care-experienced children received youth caution or convictionThe largest ever study of care experience and the youth justice system in England has revealed that children who have lived in care are eigh…
Survey of 18- to 24-year-olds for Prince’s Trust found two-thirds had lowered their career expectationsYoung people are abandoning their dreams and ambitions because of the cost of living crisis and mental health concerns, new research has found.Harbou…
Changes to anonymity law mean people can apply to discover donor’s name, date of birth and addressDozens of young adults born via sperm or egg donation will be able to find out their biological origins in the coming weeks, with the first just days away…