primary school

As Mia struggled on, finding it difficult to make friends, Christina approached her primary school’s special educational needs teacher, her local social work department and mental health services, desperate for support.

She was about to move from primary school to post-primary at the time.

The rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in England has more than doubled in a decade, BBC analysis suggests.

His free lunches for every primary school child scheme was praised by a new independent report that found it had brought “significant benefits” for the capital’s children, parents and schools.

"Noah missed his last nine months of primary school and it really affected his mental health," said Andy.