1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1032+ words) A woman whose daughter has profound needs has described the process of enrolling children to Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools as feeling like a "complete lottery". It comes as the Education Authority announced that all SEN schools in Northern Ireland…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (392+ words) A children's literacy scheme founded by country music icon Dolly Parton is set to launch in Selby, providing free books to youngsters until they start school. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is being introduced as part of a wider £400,000 initiative aimed…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (466+ words) A crime writer who has benefitted from a scheme that helps new authors has said it is "restoring the connection" between books and local communities. The 1in200 scheme was launched in 2025 by writers Colin Wade, from Headington, and Laury Conn, from…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1040+ words) When I attended pregnancy scans a decade ago, the best the sonographer could do to involve this blind expectant mum was to turn up the volume on the heartbeat. But now, parents like me can receive tactile 3D models created from…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (434+ words) The illustrator for the Gruffalo books has said images created by artificial intelligence (AI) are "worrying". Axel Scheffler said AI pictures are "a breach of copyright" and lose their charm when compared to the hand-drawn originals. He was speaking to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (301+ words) City leaders are to commit more than £1m towards a programme to tackle "crisis levels" of child poverty. A report to Liverpool City Council warns 40% of children in the city are living in poverty - the highest rate in Merseyside. These youngsters…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1311+ words) Mothers living in Suffolk need greater mental health support both during and after pregnancy, a report said. The Mental Health Needs Assessment (MHNAS) 2026 for Suffolk, which was published in June and discussed by Suffolk County Council's Health and Wellbeing Board…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (778+ words) The mum of a six-year-old boy with autism and severe learning disabilities said she has been left "shaking" and "intimidated" after her son was placed on the Child Protection Register (CPR). Danielle McQuillan said she does not understand why Zac…...