For years on World Book Day, children have turned up to class dressed as their favourite book characters. But this year, an entire school in Essex was transformed into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,

Annual event to encourage children to read for pleasure is sore spot for parents under 'growing pressure' to create character costumes

Schools have adopted a more flexible approach in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the growing pressure on parents to create impressive costumes