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 ...

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 ...

Coaxing teenagers to sit down and do their homework is never an easy task. But is it actually worth their while to slave away for hours on end every evening? Not according to a new study of Spanish ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Manuel took advantage of a wet weekend in Madrid to indulge in some quiet reading Brothers Martin and Manuel enjoyed the kind of weekend they like best, lounging around at home in Madrid. Their mother ...

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 ...