1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (283+ words) CHILDREN across the country learned more about their rights in a meeting led by a Borders school pupil. Oscar, from Peebles, led a special online assembly in partnership with the Children and Young People's Commissioner Nicola Killean. The 14-year-old was…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (933+ words) According to recent Centrepoint research, there are tens of thousands of 18 to 25-year-olds across the country facing homelessness. Many of them find themselves at the sharpest end of the housing crisis: unable to afford even the cheapest rent and lacking…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (111+ words) TALENTED youngsters took to the stage of the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles last week. A spokesperson for Fiona Henderson School of Dance, said: "It was a wonderful show full of fun and joy and the happiness of dance. "Their dances…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (416+ words) Almost nine in ten (88%) parents say they turn to the internet to decode how their child sees the world, with the most obscure and quirky searches revealed. These queries include "why do kids say 6 7? , why do kids eat sponges? , "why…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (674+ words) Military families in Scotland are to receive additional childcare support worth up to "6, 000 per year under a UK Government scheme designed to close the "big gap" in childcare provision between England and Scotland. The initiative, which will begin in September…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (650+ words) Young people are not "snowflakes" but face a "generational challenge" to reverse the growing number who are not employment, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said. Pat Mc Fadden made the comments as he announced an additional "1 billion in spending…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (502+ words) Ireland's award-winning actress Jessie Buckley has spoken of the joy and perspective that motherhood has brought her. The Hollywood star from Co Kerry gave birth to a daughter last year. Buckley recently picked up the leading actress Bafta award for…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (566+ words) Young people are being overdiagnosed with mental health conditions, Sir Jeremy Hunt has said, as he backed calls to radically reform the Send system. The former health secretary argued that society has "lost sight of the fundamental reality that child…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (913+ words) Baby food manufacturers have been given 18 months to cut sugar and salt in their products, to address concerns that infants" development is being harmed by poor diets. Accompanying new guidelines to clarify labelling on baby food will help parents make…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (440+ words) The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32, 000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show that 31. 6% of students achieved at least a 7 or an A…...