Nine in ten headteachers had pupils skip lessons for family holidays ... He said yesterday the cards are 'not going to bring about the end of grading' because that is not 'what parents want'.

The number of pupils in England off school without permission at the start of this term has risen compared with last year, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows the ...

RIIHIMAKI, Finland (Reuters) - This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki ... different for the start of this academic year: going back to pen and paper. "Young people are using phones ...