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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan spoke to the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

News 7 December 2022

Gillian Keegan: DfE ‘committed’ to creating elective home education register

Teachers are reporting increasing numbers of parents asking for food bank referrals. Picture: AdobeStock

News 6 December 2022

Teachers report ‘shocking’ rise in hunger among disadvantaged pupils

Study finds that LGBTQ+ young people can experience rejection and discrimination within the care system, due to their identity. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martaklos

News 6 December 2022

Care system fails to meet needs of LGBTQ+ young people, research warns

The guide gives advice on when to see a GP and when to call 999. Picture: AdobeStock/Kalim

Features 6 December 2022

Strep A: Guidance for early years providers amid rise in infections

Researchers have put forward plans for a universal childcare guarantee. Picture: AdobeStock/Lordn

News 6 December 2022

Universal free childcare could boost UK economy by £13bn per year, says report

Campaigners have desribed the proposals as a 'travesty' for the sector. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 December 2022

Campaigners slam proposed quality standards for supported accommodation

More than half of care-experienced young people said they would like care experience to be a protected characteristic. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martinan

News 5 December 2022

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, visits a LEFY nursery in London. Picture: London Early Years Foundation (LEYF).

News 5 December 2022

Nursery group secures funding to double free childcare hours for vulnerable children

Rishi Sunak has been urged to create the EHE register. Picture: Parliament UK

News 5 December 2022

Rishi Sunak pressed to bring forward register of home-schooled children

The government banned unregulated accommodation for under-16s in September last year. Picture: AdobeStock

News 5 December 2022

DfE launches consultation on quality standards for unregulated supported accommodation

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse ran for seven years. Picture: IICSA

Analysis 2 December 2022

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Children excluded from school are more likely to carry a knife, research cited by London's VRU shows. Picture: AdobeStock/Mihail

News 2 December 2022

London VRU forms partnership to tackle school exclusions

The adoption of the SEMH term recognises the behavioural link to mental health. Picture: Westbourne School

Features 2 December 2022

Special report: Social, emotional and mental health needs

NHS Digital finds that a quarter of young people aged 17-19 in England may have a mental health problem. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

News 1 December 2022

In numbers: Spike in children with suspected mental health issues

The employment tribunal took place in Bradford. Picture: AdobeStock

News 1 December 2022

Attacked children's home worker wins constructive dismissal case