Schools

The one thing you should never put in your child's packed lunch (Photo: Nina L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com)

Foods you should not include in your child's packed lunch box

Viral infections like the flu are very common in children.

Flu symptoms in kids: warning signs parents need to know

Norovirus is highly contagious and cannot be killed by alcohol hand gels.

Parents warned to keep children with these symptoms off school

These are some of the key dates parents need to know for 2025

The key dates in education that parents need to know in 2025

These secondary schools were among the country's highest performers in the last school year

Northern Ireland's top 20 secondary schools for 2025 named

Northern Irish students have a slightly shorter Christmas break than their peers before it's back to school

Northern Ireland's school holiday and term dates for 2025 - full list

Christmas Jumper Day 2024 is nearly here.

Watch: Christmas Jumper Day 2024: When is Christmas Jumper Day?

A poll of 2,000 parents with children aged between 10 and 20 found 85 per cent worry they will give their offspring bad financial advice

Parents worry they will give their kids bad financial advice

Midfield Rannafast cup action between Abbey CBS and St Mark's on Tuesday night at Pairc Esler Picture: Brendan Monaghan

Abbey CBS beat St Mark's in Pairc Esler to reach the Rannafast Final

Sheffield has woken up to snow this morning.

Watch: Snow coats roads and parks across UK as travel is disrupted

A Level candidates can expect to study a host of famous writers, from Northern Ireland and beyond

Northern Ireland's A Level English lit reading list - full guide

Local councils, schools, and community groups are increasingly investing in repairs

Ad Feature UK playgrounds in crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert says

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Asda's Cashpot for Schools campaign is fronted by Joe Wicks

NI schools could be missing out on share of £7.5 Million Asda Cashpot

Nearly half of the children surveyed by Vodafone admitted they have followers on social media that they aren’t friends with offline

Children are accepting follow requests from people they don't know

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

Data suggests most UK teens who use the internet also use generative AI tools (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Students are using AI for schoolwork - here are the rules around this

Dan Monk, his wife Bow, and their children Amelia and Olivia sailing on their yacht, Pancakes.

Watch: Couple took children out of school to travel to Africa on yacht

A pharmacist is warning parents to be on the lookout for headlice, worms and other illnesses now summer is over. (Photo: Pexels, Andrea Piacquadio)

The eight most common back-to-school bugs and how to spot the signs

Nicole de Pommes (left) with her daughter Grace (right). Photo: Nicole de Pommes

‘Why I've bought my daughter a ‘dumb phone’ for secondary school’

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I'm a mum and finance expert - how I save on back to school supplies

Kieran Campbell (right), with Dr David Carruthers, Headmaster of Coleraine Grammar School

Night of celebration in store as rugby enters new era at Coleraine Grammar Schoo...
Tickets are selling well for a special dinner to bring together old friends, teammates and supporters of rugby at Coleraine Grammar School as the new season kic...

Joe Wicks helps Asda to launch its new Cashpot for School initiative, which aims to make millions of pounds available to primary schools through its Rewards loyalty programme

Parents are spending up to £138 per year for their children’s schools

From the left - Elena Michalczuk, 11, Grace Pratt, 10, Cordelia Donald, 9, Amy Brooks, 11, with Klara Remmington and Bandit the cat.

Watch: Lollipop lady’s cat helps school children cross road

This year has seen an unusual spike in head lice cases. (Photo: LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

How to protect your kids from head lice - according to a health expert

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Aldi is giving away £100 vouchers to families - how to apply

Joie homeware items in Aldi specialbuys

Mum's favourite Joie price slashed in Aldi back to school deals

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9 of the best tips to save on stationery and back-to-school supplies

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How to save on summer holidays - as 50% of parents struggle with costs

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20% of parents say social media is better than them for cash education

Fearing they won't have access to bathrooms during class can be distressing for some students (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

'It's embarrassing': Pupils hit out at schools locking their toilets

One study found children hit by SUVs were eight times more likely to die than those hit by other passenger cars (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

'It's time to ban SUVs from school pickups for child safety' Amber Allott

The 7 most nostalgic school dinner classics that you’ll remember if you grew up in the 1990s.

The 7 school dinner classics you'll remember if you grow up in the 90s

Selective grammar schools dominated Northern Ireland's list of top performers (Photo: National World/Google)

Northern Ireland's 20 top-rated secondary schools

School's already out for summer for some UK students (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Summer holiday and school term dates across the UK

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

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Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, PSNI ACC Davy Beck and First Minister Michelle O’Neill hold a press conference at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, after a red weather warnings for wind was issued for Northern Ireland, ahead of Storm Éowyn. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

PSNI in ‘do not travel’ warning ahead of Storm Éoywn

Nicole May Hempkin and Gavin McParland from Newry have been named in this year’s prestigious 30 Under 30 programme

Newry pair named in Keep NI Beautiful’s 30 Under 30

L-R: Michelle Murphy from CRASH Services, Meg McKeown from Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, Louise Mone from JMK Solicitors.

Newry firms announce Cancer Focus Northern Ireland as 2025 charity partner

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