Prime minister accused of using children as political football over plans to ban all sex education in primary schools until year five

New guidance expected to state that children should not be taught about contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and abortion until the age of 13

The government is preventing refugee families being reunited – but one simple proposal could change that, says Alf Dubs, patron of the Refugee Council

Schools in England are set to be told not to teach children sex education until pupils are aged nine and over, with explicit conversations delayed until they are aged 13

Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap if he becomes prime minister after Gordon Brown said it is condemning children to live in poverty.

Ure played role in ITV children’s series of character who had superhuman strength and agility

Watch live as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 May, as age limits are set to be imposed for the first time on when children can be taught about sex education.

A Tory minister said the "trans debate" is a "contested political issue and shouldn't be taught as fact" as a report suggested education secretary Gillian Keegan will announce plans to prevent children from being t ...

Conservatives criticised over plans to ban sex and relationship lessons for children under nine in England

Education secretary Gillian Keegan to announce guidelines for phased discussion of topics depending on pupils’ age

Review of serious safeguarding failures finds young people from abusive environments ‘less visible’ to agencies

Seven-year-olds trusted good gossip if it came from multiple sources but the bad only had to be heard once

Research finds four-year-old boy who remains severely obese into adulthood has life expectancy of 39

Miriam Cates has called for ‘effective legislation to protect children’ from dangers associated with smartphones.

Broken equipment, dead space where things have been removed and a dilapidated look are key features of some of the borough's play areas, parents say

Health minister makes announcement following revelations that a man who killed his children legally changed his name

A puzzle book, children’s writer, comedian, and a former MP are amongst the winners claiming victory over the duke

Thanks to a new act that could reshape the internet, TikTok, Instagram and other platforms will need to ‘tame’ harmful content and algorithms

A heckler called Benjamin Netanyahu “garbage” at a Memorial Day ceremony held in honour of fallen soldiers and Israeli civilian victims of hostilities on Monday, 13 May. The Israeli prime minister ended his speech addressing bereaved famili ...

More cases of families separated by new rules come to light, after The Independent revealed plight of parents unable to bring two-year-old daughter to UK