Students are changing their education plans due to uncertainty around the current pandemic – with more than a third wondering if it is worth going to university at all. A study of 1,000 college and sixth-form pupils found concerns around finances, family and their future in general have led to four in 10 changing their mind about their …

Home-schooling parents are turning to nature to keep their children learning during the lockdown – by using the garden and walks as a classroom, a study has found. Since the schools closed in March, millions of parents have been searching for ways to entertain their children in an educational way as they adapt to a new way of …

Almost half of school leavers do not feel prepared for working life, a study has found. As many prepare to leave education and enter the world of work, research found 61 per cent are nervous about picking the right career path. But 57 per cent of the 750 18-24 year-olds polled have never considered taking part in an …

The Wildlife Trusts have created wonderful online nature activities to encourage everyone to tune in to wildlife at home this spring – and to help people find solace in nature during tough times. Spot bees, butterflies, bats and birds during your permitted local walk, keep children entertained with nature-themed crafts, or tune in to look at fabulous wildlife footage and …

The rapid spread of the coronavirus has meant events moving very quickly indeed. I think we all knew, deep down, that schools would close eventually, but I don’t know about you, I thought we would at least get to the Easter holidays. My children were due to go off on their Easter break at the end of March, so we …

NEW RESEARCH FROM BT WHOLE HOME WI-FI REVEALS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF PARENTS SAY CHILDREN ARE TOO DISTRACTED ONLINE WHEN THEY SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON HOMEWORK 65% of parents admit they endure a daily struggle to get children, aged 10-15, to concentrate on homework as they are distracted online 25% of parents regularly argue with children about turning off devices at …

– Sports clothing and equipment costs £54 on average per child – Kids take up three sports on average per school year – British kids are the most likely to take up swimming, football and running this school year CHILDREN are taking up new sports this school year which is increasing the price of back to school as parents fork …

News Copy – By Gemma Francis How to use on-demand TV, being ‘green’ and understanding hashtags are the things grandparents are getting to grips with – thanks to their grandchildren, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found the dawn of the technological age is reversing the old tradition of grans and granddads passing advice down to …

News Copy – By Emma Elsworthy A fifth of British children have no idea that apples grow on trees, a study has found. Researchers polling 1,000 kids aged six to 12 found many are clueless about where their fruit really comes from. So much so, half of kids don’t know that blackcurrants grow on bushes and a further six in …

– WITH VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC – by Gemma Francis Pupils returning to school are more likely to get a new tablet device than pencil case, a study into changing classroom habits has found. Researchers found that 55 per cent of children are given a new iPad or similar device as they head back to school, compared to only …