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Jam, milk, cereal and water were also listed by children as counting as fruit and vegetables, according to a survey by Dolmio.

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Jamie Oliver has aimed a stinging attack at Education Secretary Michael Gove’s flagship academy programme, claiming the schools are lowering nutrition levels among pupils and profiteering from junk food vending machines.

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The countdown starts in earnest this week and the Guardian Teacher Network has lots of resources to help children find out more about this summer’s Games.

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Parents who point out words and letters to their children as they read aloud boost the youngsters’ reading skills when they are older, according to a new study.

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Cutbacks and the back-door privatisation of services are putting children’s musical education at risk.

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