Fiona Simpson

Fiona Simpson

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The NAO questions a move by DfE to scrap funding for its National Tutoring Programme. Picture: Freedomz/Adobe Stock
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DfE has ‘little understanding’ on impact of spending on disadvantaged pupils, NAO finds

Education
Police were called to disorder in Harehills, Leeds on 18 July. Picture: Mtaylor848/WikimediaCommons
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Leeds City Council to review child protection case linked to Harehills disturbance

Social Care
The Department for Education has confirmed the briefs of its new ministers. Picture: Bridget Phillipson/X
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DfE confirms ministerial responsibilities

Education
Professor Becky Francis has been appointed to lead the review. Picture: Education Endowment Foundation
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SEND inclusion to be key focus of government’s curriculum review

Education
Martyn Oliver was appointed as Ofsted's chief inspector last year. Picture: UK Government
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Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

Ofsted
Janet Daby: ‘I very much believe in early intervention like keeping families together’
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Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

Social Care
King Charles III delivers his first King's Speech under a Labour government. Picture: Parliament TV
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King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

Social Care
The cross-government unit will be based in the Cabinet Office. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Government announces new child poverty unit

Children's Services
Yvette Stanley: 'The homes are still in the wrong places.' Picture: Ofsted
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Ofsted figures highlight regional disparity in children’s home placements

Social Care
Children aged five, 11 and 19 have fallen further behind their peers, experts say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

Education
Leicestershire County Council is among those to be rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Picture: Leicestershire County Council
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‘Outstanding’ council receives praise for child-centred social work

Social Care
Bridget Phillipson addresses delegates at the ADCS annual conference in Manchester. Picture: ADCS/Twitter
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DfE committed to cross-government focus on tackling child poverty, Phillipson tells DCSs

Children's Services