Traditional homework set by primary schools should be scrapped because there is little evidence it helps children learn and it can increase stress in families, according to a Government body. The ...

GROWING up, we probably all remember the Sunday afternoon feeling of dread sitting down to complete whatever dreary English essay or maths equations we had been set as homework. However it seems it ...

Homework can be a sticking point for busy families. After experts questioned its relevance for primary schoolers, many of you weighed in on Facebook, disagreeing on how much, if any, homework is the ...

TELLY’S Kirstie Allsopp, 51, says one of her greatest regrets is forcing her children to do their homework. Kirstie, mum to Bay Atlas, 16, and Oscar Hercules, 14, tweeted: “The tears, the time ...

Teachers want homework to be abolished for primary school age children. A motion for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference will also seek a Royal Commission to examine why children are ...

Debate surrounding the amount – and type – of homework set for children has intensified in recent years, particularly in primary schools. Credit: Photo: Alamy Primary-age pupils should be effectively ...

Why are we asking this question now? A new study to be published in the UK this spring claims that too much study after school turns children off education and sparks family rows. The book, The ...

It’s awkward – a page of quadratic equations or past participles of Spanish verbs stare back at you from the kitchen table and you’re stumped. Your child is flummoxed and can’t get their head around ...

How much homework is too much homework? It's a big question for pupils, teachers and parents alike. Reality Check went to Sutton Community Academy in Nottinghamshire to try to find some answers, ...

Brothers Martin and Manuel enjoyed the kind of weekend they like best, lounging around at home in Madrid. Their mother, Gracia Escalante, is one of millions of Spanish parents asked to observe a ...