A bright youngster has been told he must cut his hair if he wants to take up his place at a grammar school.
Alfie Howard-Hughes, 11, was accepted into Colchester Royal Grammar School after passing his 11+ exams.
But Alfie, whose hair is 27 inches long, has been told it does not meet the school’s Code of Conduct.
Click here to read the full Gazette article.
High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests
The effect of high screen time on children is as significant as parental behaviour and premature birth, if not greater, a global study has found.
Court of Appeal dismisses majority of first case examined under Child Focused Court model
The first Court of Appeal judgment considered under the Child Focused Court (CFC) model has dismissed the majority of an appeal made by a mother
‘I feel really angry’: The impact of the deadly ‘care cliff’ facing young care leavers at 18
Young adults who leave care are four times more likely to die between the ages of 18 and 24 than the general population, according to