The family background of UK children still influences their educational achievements at primary school as much as it did nearly one hundred years ago, a major new study has revealed. The study, by the ...

The influence of family background on children’s educational success is as big now as it was 100 years ago. And the gap between children from impoverished families and their more affluent peers has ...

Even if we aren’t actively watching TV, most of us leave the set on in the background. But that may have detrimental effects on children in the home, according to a new study published in the journal ...