Fruit and vegetables given to four to six-year olds as part of a government scheme to promote healthy eating have been found to contain residues of 123 different pesticides.

Academics have said that schools are harming the chance of success for lower-ability pupils by teaching in ability sets.

The public sector pay squeeze is leaving teachers over £5,000 a year worse off in real terms in comparison to 2010.

Two in three secondary pupils worry about their appearance when going back to school, research shows

Sixty-nine per cent of young people are worried about parts of their appearance as they prepare to go back to school this week (4 September), research has shown.

Marathon for NSMW

As part of National School Meals Week, Karen Robinson will be running the equivalent of five Marathons powered only by school meals.

Almost half (49 per cent) of councils across the country are at risk of being unable to meet rising demand for secondary school places within the next five years, local government leaders have warned.

Exam watchdog Ofqual is planning to review rules regarding teachers writing and reviewing exam papers.

Statistics published by the Department for Education show that school admissions appeals have fallen by 2.3 per cent in comparison to last year.

Gemma Jones, national accounts manager for The Kraft Heinz Company

The Kraft Heinz Company has confirmed they are to sponsor the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA) National School Meals Week 2017.

Experts are calling on the government to introduce compulsory PSHE lessons in health and mental wellbeing to better protect pupils.

Teachers believe that schools should do more to help pupils develop communication and teamwork skills, new research shows.

Pupils in Year 7 make more progress in maths compared to English, new research shows.

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