British children still rank an old-school game of Hide & Seek as their favourite playground pastime, according to new research. And in similarly striking parallels to their parents, Tag/It/Tig remains ...

Around 1,000 primary schools in the south of England are enlisting skipping coaches to show pupils the ropes of this traditional playground game. And in Scotland a new scheme is drafting in ...

They might once have been among the hallmarks of childhood but traditional playground games seem to be on the decline. More primary school teachers have revealed pupils cannot bring in skipping ...

The game of conkers has developed over the years, with some players steering away from the traditional rules ... However, the first mention of the playground game was in Robert Southey's memoir ...