17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1075+ words) London parents have reacted with concern to the MP's downvote on the under-16 social media ban. The Southwest Londoner spoke to parents in the Twickenham area following the parliamentary decision to vote down a ban on social media for children…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1147+ words) More than 267,000 pupils in London are now identified as having special educational needs and disabilities, a scale which is forcing questions about whether England's SEND system is fit for purpose." In January, the government announced it was set to invest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (133+ words) More and more people are turning to chatbots to support their wellbeing " but are they actually good for your mental health? According to Mental Health UK, one in three adults said they used an AI chatbot to assist their wellbeing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (729+ words) London boroughs with the highest number of swimming pools do not necessarily see the highest levels of children swimming regularly, Sport England data shows. Figures from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey reveal stark differences in weekly swimming…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1027+ words) Children who miss school are at a significantly increased risk of mental ill health, research from the ONS and the University of Loughborough shows. In fact, missing one day of school per week puts children at double the risk of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (802+ words) UK Government regional data on pupil ethnicity highlights how England's classrooms are steadily becoming more diverse, raising important questions about whether or not the National Curriculum supports the realities of children growing up today. Across the country schools are being…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (988+ words) Parents in Kent are spending thousands on tutors for the 11+ and even moving house to be closer to grammar schools, but which postcode in Kent increases the chance of getting that coveted place? Kent remains one of the few areas…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (791+ words) There are more than 25,000 professors in the UK, but only 250 of them are black. In all but one university, black people make up less than 20% of the staff, accounting for roughly 5% of staff at two thirds of all universities, with…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (857+ words) In every London borough except Richmond, more than one in five children are growing up in poverty, data has shown. The data from Trust for London, a charity which aims to tackle inequality, has also revealed that a child in…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (126+ words) International Medieval Combat Fighting is a new martial art which combines traditional martial arts and larping. Teams from across the world get together at historically inspired tournaments to battle it out to see who reigns supreme." Knyaz fighter James Walters…...