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A dad claims his 15-year-old daughter was left with blisters after she was sent home from school in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, after being told to wear shoes which were too small for her

Tracey, who has three children, aged 27 and upwards, and eight grandchildren, and husband Stephen, added to their brood after IVF treatment - and now the quads have started school

A report by the Department for Education shows how hundreds of millions of pounds allocated for renovations went unspent, despite dodgy concrete potentially crumbling in school roofs

Thousands of children were unable to return to lessons after the summer holidays over concerns reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could disintegrate and collapse

Cases are expected to rise as children go back to class after the summer holidays, and data shows there were 92,965 new daily cases of symptomatic infection on September 1

Ministers are facing pressure to 'come clean' about the scale of the autoclaved aerated concrete issue - it comes as more than 100 schools or colleges have been hit with full or partial closure

The bombshell revelation puts Rishi Sunak at the heart of the escalating crisis over dodgy concrete in schools, which triggered major disruption days before the start of term

Shadow Education Secretary says there is no more perfect a 'defining image about the last 13 years of Conservative government' than classrooms that could be deathtraps for pupils

The Labour leader argued that Rishi Sunak is gripped by 'complete inertia' as he pointed to the PM's failure to tackle crumbling schools, zombie knives and the holiday chaos

The new term can bring challenges for kids and teens, so discover how you can help with this mental health toolkit from psychologist and child behavioural expert Dr Beth Mosley

An army of structural engineers are set to be dispatched on Monday to inspect HUNDREDS of schools which may have used reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their construction - as experts' concerns grow that the substance may have been used in prisons and even housing

Though not confirmed, it is estimated that around 24 schools in England have been told to close entirely because of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

The majority of students are worried about affording the upcoming term – with items like mobile phones and laptops among their biggest concerns

Reinforce autoclaved aerated concrete poses a billion-pound-problem which schools now being forced to close and implications for the NHS as the concrete is long past its lifespan, with one expert warning the country could see a repeat of a 'Grenfell event'

The shock news could spark chaos for tens of thousands of pupils in England, who may be sent to neighbouring schools or even forced to learn remotely from home

Shaun Greenaway shares his story of infertility amid claims men are 'sleep walking' into a 'spermageddon' crisis that projects men could be infertile by 2045

The free support is provided as a cash grant by all councils in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but sadly isn't compulsory in England, which means not all councils offer the support

NASA's Viking probes made history when they landed safely on the surface of Mars in the 1970s - the expedition hoped to find evidence of life on the Red Planet but the experiments conducted may have killed the organisms instead

Other key concerns parents have include whether their child will make friends, how they will settle in - and peer pressure from friends or older pupils

The dreaded school uniform ironing marathon is looming - we had to find some other way to get creaseless shirts!

An ex-paramedic and mum shared the stark warning to parents as she highlighted the dangers of young children ingesting marshmallows - as they don't break them down properly and can cause serious problems

Teachers have shared some of the worst examples of packed lunches they've seen pupils bring into school and some of them are truly shocking

The risk to pupils’ lives has been known for five years after a primary school partly collapsed in Kent, but documents seen by the Mirror indicate there could be chaos ahead for thousands of pupils

A gunman shot and killed a staff member at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus, forcing students to jump from windows to escape

A grandmother has sought advice on how best to handle a situation involving her granddaughter. After she was sent home from a party, the nine-year-old is now being excluded by parents and their children