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In a sunny classroom a group of children are constructing music festival stages out of cardboard; in the “playground” outside another class are learning how to…

The government-backed child poverty taskforce is likely to recommend the return of the early years service Sure Start, the Guardian understands, though there are doubts in…

Four people who died after a fire in north–west London on Saturday have been named by police.Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel,…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also calling for stronger protection from the dangers of social media, saying “enough is not being done”.They unveiled a…

The sperm of a man carrying a rare cancer-causing mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children, 10 of whom have since been diagnosed with…

A new dedicated private exam centre being set up in Cornwall is set to make it easier for home-educated children to complete their GCSEs.The new centre…

Hundreds of thousands of children with special needs could lose their legal entitlement to extra support in schools in England under plans being considered by ministers,…

Getty ImagesCivil defence teams carry a body after the strike in Khan YounisAn Israeli air strike on Gaza hit the home of a doctor and killed…

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday said Palestinians in Gaza are “enduring what may be the cruelest phase of this cruel conflict” as Israel ramps…

Comments by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, about children’s “grit” are a distraction from the huge missed opportunity in the government’s expansion of access to mental…