Welcome to ‘Grange hell’, in the most panic-attack-inducing film of the year
Laura Wandel’s Playground captures exactly what it feels like to be seven years old and starting a new school, which is another way of saying that it’s…
The intrepid headteacher solving Belfast’s suicide rates through philosophy
Another star in the film is Conor, who started primary school with anger issues and little control over his behaviour. “We went through a seven-year odyssey with…
Parents told pupils could be considered ‘transphobic’ if confused by gender fluidity
Primary school staff have warned the parents of a six-year-old boy that he would be considered “transphobic” if he expressed confusion about another pupil wearing a dress….
‘We’ve accidentally become a nuclear family – and I hate it’
They say there’s no use crying over spilt milk, but there is when you’re clearing away upturned cereal bowls so the kitchen table can be transformed into…
Why is school food all so… beige?
She also says she’s seen a real change in the way that the staff relate to their work. “When stuff comes in vacuum packed, you’re very removed…