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Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Ross Hugh (2nd left) with Jamie Moffat, Gavin Hugh, Alastair and Vicky Jack and their kids Charlie and Alix after recent awards ceremony in Edinburgh

Fife Steel aces slam dunk it!

EIS Union poster for public meeting on November 28 (EIS Fife//Twitter)

Change is urgently needed to tackle growing problem of violence in schools

Parents say their children are more honest during mealtime

Violent incidents in Fife schools have already surpassed last year's total (Pix: Pixabay)

School violence in Fife: another spike as over 3500 violent incidents reported

Councillors have rubber stamped funding for Dunnikier Park Golf Club's plans (Pic: Submitted)

£16,000 to build new winter tees at Fife golf course at heart of community

Leven Bowling Club with support by Active Schools Fife, delivered introductory sessions to local primary schools: St Agatha's RC, Mountfleurie and Parkhill (Pic: Submitted)

Active Schools: big jump in numbers as school sport bounces back in Fife

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Ad Feature British Gas, Team GB and ParalympicsGB announce new 5 year partnership

Childline has become inundated with calls from youngsters about their mental health. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Mental health is the main reason kids call Childline, charity reveals

Large stretches of the M53 are closed this morning (Friday) due to an accident involving an overturned vehicle. Photo: Google Maps

School bus carrying pupils overturns motorway with casualties confirmed

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

Heathrow airport said it was taking “remedial steps” to mitigate any safety risk due to RAAC.

Heathrow & Gatwick confirm presence of collapse-prone RAAC concrete

Girl, 14, dies after falling ill at sports camp

Parents are being offered budget-friendly tips to save money on uniform costs before the new school year begins.

Tips to save money on school uniforms including grants - how to apply

UK Weather: Flood alerts issued for parts of the UK
Five place across the UK have been handed a flooding alert after heavy rainfall batters Britain

How to make sure your suitcase is the first off the plane

A list of 18 medical conditions that could see you banned from flying

Balwearie High School, East Sands Leisure Centre and Cupar Recycling Centre are all on the table for major improvements (Pic: FFP)

Schools, roads and community facilities improved in Fife’s £985m ten-year plan

Aldi has announced the return of its £5 uniform bundle

Aldi launches £5 school uniform bundle to help parents save money

Teachers’ strikes: Fresh round of industrial action announced for July

(Elizabeth John (left) and Ethan John (right)

Siblings killed in suspected double murder named by police

School kids want more digitally-based subjects on their curriculums

More than 100 secondary schools across Scotland are surpassing expectations when it comes to Highers results, figures show.

The high schools in Fife performing better than expected, according to latest ex...

Asda has bought back its bargain meal deal while the schools are on holiday

Asda brings back £1 meal deal this May half term holiday

Martin Amis death: Distinguished novelist & son of celebrated author Sir Kingsley Amis, dies aged 73

Distinguished novelist Martin Amis has died aged 73

Male instructor giving directions to an adolescent girl during her lesson

UK’s top 10 cities for learner drivers revealed
The UK’s top ten cities for learner drivers have been revealed, with people assigning each a score out of ten based on price, patience, confidence, reliability, quality, and performance

Celebs dress their kids as royals to mark King Charles’ coronation

Parents say not enough education around ‘stranger danger’ for children

Teens are more likely to listen to their parents than social media when it comes to big life decisions according to research. 26th April 2023.

75% of British teens say parents among most influential people

King Charles portraits to cost taxpayer £8million

National Home Buyers Week: The six steps to getting on the property ladder first-time buyers should know

Six steps to getting on property ladder first-time buyers should know

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

His Majesty, King Charles III (Photo by Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles III coronation: Fife unveils plans including an afternoon tea

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

Snow has fallen in many parts of the UK (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Latest Met Office forecast as Storm Larisa brings snow and ice to UK

An AV1 robot in a lesson

Robots help children unable to be in school to continue learning

King Charles III on a visit to Aberdeenshire earlier this year. Fife Council staff will get a holiday to mark the coronation. (Pic: Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Council staff will get extra holiday and schools will close for coronation

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day

EIS members will continue their schedule of strike action after rejecting the latest pay offer.

Dunfermline schools to close this week ahead of Kingdom wide strike dates

Placards at a rally staged recently at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife teachers’ strikes: industrial action continues as EIS rejects pay offer

Epsom College head Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven.

Epsom College Head Emma Pattison and family found dead in school

Homer Simpson after going on strike

The Simpsons' Homer goes on strike in Walk Out Wednesday 'coincidence'

Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison join a rally by the University and College Union (UCU).

UK mass strike will see half a million workers walk out today

Britain's astronaut Tim Peake gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome (photo: Getty Images)

First News: Peake viewing as Tim Peake hosts brand new space programme

The uptake of vaccines has decreased

Drop in HPV vaccine coverage among secondary school pupils

Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament

Teachers strike Scotland 2023: Full list of dates EIS will strike in January and February

Full list of dates teachers from EIS union plan to strike

Two UK schools ban pupils from any physical contact including holding hands, hugging to ensure ‘safety’

Two UK schools ban pupils from physical contact

Schools in Scotland are set to close in January as teachers prepare to walk out again in pay dispute. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Schools in England and Wales to shut if teachers take strike action

Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue.

Back to school advice as scarlet fever and Covid cases remain high

The theatre has become too expensive for many parents

Charity survey finds almost half of parents unable to afford theatre

Christmas jumpers can be cheesy and/or funny!

How to get involved with Christmas Jumper Day 2022

Thounsands attend a Rally for Teachers outside the Scottish Parliament (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife school strikes: Teachers plan 16 more days of strikes in pay dispute