Respect started disappearing the exact moment teachers lost authority to say no, and kids learned there were no real consequences. The behavioural collapse lines up almost perfectly with the moment teachers stopped being allowed to enforce a hard “no”. Once kids realised there were no teeth behind the rules, the whole system sagged. Respect didn’tContinue reading “Respect Dies When ‘No’ Stops Meaning No”
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Do Young People Eat Enough Fruit And Vegetables?
Not even close — they’re barely hitting half their fruit and veg. Kids are swimming in processed rubbish, and it’s no surprise their fruit and veg intake has fallen off a cliff. Processed food dominates because it’s everywhere, it’s cheaper than real food, it’s marketed straight at kids, it’s the quickest thing for busy parentsContinue reading “Do Young People Eat Enough Fruit And Vegetables?”
SEND Crisis In Four Words: Councils Failing Disabled Families
A young mum being forced to homeschool her autistic son isn’t just a sad little human‑interest story — it’s part of a national SEND crisis where councils are routinely failing to provide legally‑required specialist placements. The case of Sharanjeet Rodrigues and her son Xavier in Leicester is a textbook example. A mum is being forcedContinue reading “SEND Crisis In Four Words: Councils Failing Disabled Families”
No One Should Ever Be Left To Suffer Like This — It Breaks Your Heart Just Thinking About It
Elliot Webb, a young man from Sedgley in the West Midlands who has spent ten years largely trapped indoors due to severe neurological conditions — Chiari malformation and syringomyelia — and who says doctors have “given up” on finding the cause of his continuing symptoms. Elliot Webb was just 14 when a severe neurological illnessContinue reading “No One Should Ever Be Left To Suffer Like This — It Breaks Your Heart Just Thinking About It”
Schoolgirl Dragged Across Changing Room By PE Teacher
A PE teacher who dragged a Year 8 girl across a changing room floor because she took ‘too long to tie her shoelaces’ has been spared a classroom ban. Sports teacher Charlotte Venables grabbed the student by the ankle as she attempted to get her out of the girls’ changing room at Stewards Academy inContinue reading “Schoolgirl Dragged Across Changing Room By PE Teacher”
Keir Starmer Considers Social Media Ban For Teens
Sir Keir Starmer is weighing up an Australian-style social media embargo for children aged under 16. The Labour Prime Minister formerly said he was ‘personally’ against the ban for teenagers but is understood to be ‘closely monitoring’ the policy. The world-first law was introduced on December 10 by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and sees under-16s banned from Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat,Continue reading “Keir Starmer Considers Social Media Ban For Teens”
Jamie Oliver To Fix ‘Broken’ SEND System
Without sounding condescending. For those who have no idea what SEND stands for, it stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. It refers to children and young people who have a learning difficulty or a disability that needs special educational aid to learn and progress. This term encompasses a wide range of needs, including difficultiesContinue reading “Jamie Oliver To Fix ‘Broken’ SEND System”
School Accused Of ‘Brainwashing’ Children
A parent has accused a secondary school of ‘brainwashing’ after he discovered 14-year-old pupils were told to read a book that ‘blames them for their white skin’. James Farquharson claims pupils were being fed ‘partisan political views’ after the novel The Hate U Give was added to the Year 10 reading list at Budmouth Academy inContinue reading “School Accused Of ‘Brainwashing’ Children”
Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on Sir Keir Starmer to ban smartphones in schools, claiming it “would really have helped her daughter”. In addition, Esther Ghey is calling for increased funding for schools to implement phone lock pouches, which she claims have worked well for her daughter’s previous school, Birchwood CommunityContinue reading “Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban”
A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Dies From Asphyxiation
A teenage girl has died from oxygen deprivation after eating pizza and chips, and then she went swimming, an inquest heard. Lucy Reed, 15, went on a day trip to Cleethorpes with her mother, Liz, and a friend when the tragic incident occurred in June 2023. A post-mortem examination by pathologist Dr Justin Cooke atContinue reading “A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Dies From Asphyxiation”
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