FORMAL schooling should be delayed by at least 12 months because an over-emphasis on the three-Rs at an early age can cause significant long-term damage to bright children, according to a leading academic.

AN Australian school head teacher has warned parents she will expel students under 13 who do not delete their Facebook accounts.

I know my CSPE class are going to have a battery of questions to ask me about the Stability and Growth Pact Referendum so I'm trying to get my head around it before they realise I haven't a clue and everything goes out of control and it's all just stuff about Man City and the Eurovision.