Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a Save the Children poll suggests.

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests.

Parents have been threatened with legal action after raising concerns about their children’s primary school.

Muslim parents are withdrawing their children from school music lessons because learning an instrument is forbidden, according to some Islamic beliefs.

Parents have been accused of fuelling binge drinking among their children by purchasing alcohol for end-of-exam celebrations.