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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman branded the review 'shocking'. Picture: Ofsted
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Sexual harassment ‘normalised’ in schools, Ofsted review finds

Education
Josh MacAlister previously ordered a CMA investigation into profiteering. Picture: Frontline
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Care Review chair slams profiteering from children’s residential care

Social Care
A coalition of school leaders and organisations is calling for a £13.5bn recovery fund. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Education recovery funding worth ‘little more’ than Eat Out to Help Out scheme, analysis finds

Education
Ndidi Okezie hailed youth work as the 'catalyst for change' as the UK recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: UK Youth
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Cross-sector partnership championing youth work to be set up

Youth Work
More than 80 per cent of NHS children's mental health services employers are worried about stress levels among their staff. Image: AdobeStock
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Burnout fears for children’s mental health workers amid increasing demand

Health
PAC chair Meg Hillier: 'DfE needs to carry out a lessons-learned exercise'.
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DfE not learning lessons from Covid failures, warn MPs

Children's Services
An additional 11,000 children each week became eligible for free school meals last year. Image: AdobeStock
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Over 400,000 more pupils eligible for free school meals amid pandemic, says Labour

Education
Scouts' youth membership has fallen by a quarter over the past year. Image: Scouts Association
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Scouts launches recruitment campaign to tackle volunteer exodus

Youth Work
The Treasury has only pledged £3bn to education spending. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Third of Covid education spending 'to come from existing budgets'

Coronavirus
The Sutton Trust has called for funded childcare hours for disadvantaged families to be increased. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Put early years at the heart of Covid-19 recovery, Sutton Trust says

Early Years
Javed Khan has called for children to be 'front and centre' of Covid-19 recovery plans. Picture: Alex Deverill
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Mental health impact of pandemic on children ‘could last a lifetime’, Barnardo’s warns

Health
The fund will promote the importance of play. Picture: The Froebel Trust
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#Chances4Children: Nurseries to be supported by £1m project to promote play

Early Years