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Energy drink sales to under-16s face government ban
Source: Energy drink sales to under-16s face government ban The sale of high-caffeine energy drinks fuelling child anxiety and depression are to be banned for under 16-year-olds. Shops will be…
YouGov survey shows parental support for increasing plant-based meals in schools
Source: apigateway.agilitypr.com/distributions/history/206a57e0-ed97-4549-9ac1-59a45ee9c162?recipientId=eccf53d9-aa03-416f-81de-17f3f28b5bb3 As demand for plant-rich school food grows, parental support appears to be on the rise The results of a YouGov survey published today finds that nearly half of…
AI stethoscope could detect major heart conditions in seconds
Source: AI stethoscope could detect heart conditions in seconds – BBC News Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say. The…
Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant
Source: Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant – BBC News A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after…
Vaccination plea after baby’s ‘terrifying’ measles
Source: County Durham mother’s vaccination plea after ‘terrifying’ measles – BBC News Nowhere in the north-east of England and Cumbria has the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate…
Survival rates for most deadly cancers making little progress, experts warn
Source: The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success – BBC News The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts…
Children deliver Benedict’s Law petition for allergy safeguards in schools
Source: Children deliver Benedict’s Law petition for allergy safeguards in schools Children have delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for Benedict’s Law to be implemented across the country to end the “postcode lottery” of…
Food inflation is expected to surge to 6% by the end of the year, posing a significant challenge for boarding school catering budgets as the new academic year begins #Ad
A bleak outlook is emerging from the latest British Retail Consortium survey, with 85% of retailers reporting having raised prices in response to rising costs driven by the previous budget’s…
Managing pupil’s personal devices shouldn’t be a minefield #ad
Arabella Northey, Partnerships Manager at Seqrd Technology, explains why boarding schools can rely on innovative technology to manage student’s devices. The DfE’s guidance for boarding schools makes it clear that…
Samaritans to close more than 100 branches
Source: Samaritans to close more than 100 branches – BBC News The Samaritans are planning to close more than 100 branches across the UK and Ireland, the BBC has learned….
