Why are redheads so often abused? For Kiss a Ginger Day we spoke to people about their experiences as a 'ginger' - and why they'll always be proud to be one.

'I hated my ginger hair with a passion - now I never want to lose it'

A student takes a Lateral Flow Test at Hounslow Kingsley Academy in West London, as pupils in England return to school for the first time in two months as part of the first stage of lockdown easing. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021.  Kirsty O'Connor/PA  08-Mar-2021

Around 315,000 children, were not in class for reasons connected to coronavirus on January 6 - a record high for this school year.

Pupil absences in England reach record high for the school year

The majority of the top 24 universities in the Russell group are reportedly offering "blended" learning this term.

'No excuses for universities not to deliver face to face learning'

The NAHT said teachers of black, Asian or minority ethnic background risked facing a ‘double hit’.

'Address ethnicity pay gap', teachers’ union tells government

Pupils are returning to the classroom on Tuesday across the UK, with new advice to wear masks in classrooms in England alongside testing twice a week.

Pupils return to school with new Covid rules as Omicron threatens staff absences

The rules differ in each nation of the UK - here's what you need to know.

Can children go to school if a parent or guardian has Covid?

A headteacher has warned of an exponential rise in mental health issues facing school children because of repeated lockdowns.

Student mental health issues have 'gone up exponentially' due to lockdowns

All secondary schools have been asked to provide an on-site test for students ahead of their return to the classroom.

School classes could be merged if staff off sick with Covid 

School pupil Jordy Yahve puts on face mask at St Andrew's RC Secondary School in Glasgow Picture date: Monday March 15, 2021.  Jane Barlow/PA

Headteachers welcomed the reintroduction of face masks in classrooms, saying schools and colleges would take it 'in their stride'.

Masks must be worn in secondary school classrooms in England to tackle Omicron

The children’s care system is taking teenagers into care to safeguard them from county lines and exploitation, only to put them at risk of more serious harm.

Social care system to support vulnerable teenagers 'infuriatingly inadequate'

On Unscripted this week, Nina is joined by best selling children's author and illustrator Liz Pichon.

Author Liz Pichon on the Tom Gates series and dealing with dyslexia

Throughout this year we've been following the lives of 12 young people aged between five and 26. We catch up with some of our Class of Covid.

Class of Covid: The young people facing more uncertainty in 2022

One in 10 college and university staff have experienced workplace sexual violence in the past five years, a report suggested.

Universities 'not tackling endemic' levels of sexual violence on campus

A teacher speaks to a student in a classroom at the Jewellery Quarter Academy in Birmingham in the West Midlands, as pupils in England return to school for the first time in two months as part of the first stage of lockdown easing. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021. Jacob King/PA

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi urged ex-teachers who are available to return to the classroom to apply on the Get Into Teaching website from Monday.

Ex-teachers urged to return to classroom to help plug Covid staff shortages

The government is preparing for a wave of Covid that could send hundreds of thousands of people, including teachers, back into self-isolation.

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