General News Archive
Seaside 'really is good for you'
19th April 2012
The songs and postcards appear to be right - a study suggests we really do like to be beside the seaside.
More scouts taking on leader role
19th April 2012
A growing number of teenagers are signing up to become scout leaders, the annual census from the Scout Association shows.
London primaries 78 first choice
18th April 2012
More than three-quarters of families in London have a place at their first choice of primary school for the autumn, despite a rise in applications.
More top-grade university places
18th April 2012
One in four university places is expected to be kept available for top-grade A-level applicants this year.
MPs call for better porn blocks
18th April 2012
MPs find children are viewing pornography and other unsuitable content online and they want more done to block it.
Drinking water 'improves grades'
18th April 2012
Students who bring water into the exam hall may improve their grades, a study suggests.
VIDEO: Single fathers coping in 'Sin City'
18th April 2012
Las Vegas, known for famous casinos and adult entertainment, is also home to more single fathers per capita than any other US city.
Private equity buys law college
17th April 2012
A private equity firm has bought a UK college with its own degree-awarding powers for £200m.
Coding comes to primary schools
17th April 2012
Volunteers have kicked off a project to set up after school clubs that teach younger children how to programme computers
School bodies to get abuse report
17th April 2012
A report into a teacher who filmed himself abusing children at a Somerset primary school is to be sent to all school authorities in the country.
Teachers strike over term changes
17th April 2012
Teachers in Nottingham are holding a second one-day strike over proposed changes to school terms.
Warning over children's legal aid
17th April 2012
Campaigners say thousands of children are set to lose their right to legal aid as the Commons prepares to debate reforms to the system.
'Pushy parent' syndrome in ancient Rome
17th April 2012
Life for Roman children expected to support the family
AUDIO: Who is to blame for truancy
16th April 2012
BBC Radio 5 live spoke to a parent who said having her benefits docked for her child playing truant was a bad idea.
Pupils 'bullied on sports field'
16th April 2012
A survey suggests children are being bullied on the school sports field by fellow pupils.
