CYP Now - Articles

Education

Fast-track training programme Teach First attracts high-quality graduates to teach in disadvantaged areas. Picture: wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

Features 27 October 2020

Getting the lowdown on fast-track training schemes

Tish Feilden: “Theory is less important than the quality of relationships we build, and the trust that people need to develop in you before being open to change”

Features 27 October 2020

How I Got Here: Tish Feilden

Marcus Rashford visits a food bank in Manchester. Picture: FareShare/Twitter

News 26 October 2020

Free school meals: Thousands of doctors call for government U-turn

Marcus Rashford responded defiantly on Twitter. Picture: Manchester United/Twitter

News 23 October 2020

Free school meals row deepens as councils and businesses vow to feed children over half term

Marcus Rashford responded defiantly on Twitter. Picture: Manchester United/Twitter

News 22 October 2020

Marcus Rashford 'dismayed' as MPs vote down free school meals extension

The guide aims to support families to learn together. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 October 2020

New guide promotes teaching children about Black History Month

Disadvantaged pupils benefitted from one-to-one support, evidence shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 October 2020

Online tutoring pilot effectively supported disadvantaged pupils amid school closures, study finds

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to invest in local authorities. Picture: Parliament UK

News 21 October 2020

Treasury announces one-year spending review ‘focussed entirely’ on Covid-19

Tulip Siddiq is calling on Conservative MPs to defy Boris Johnson. Picture: Parliament UK

News 20 October 2020

Labour calls for Tory revolt in free school meals row

Rashford is campaigning for children to recieve meals over the school holidays. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 October 2020

Education leaders back Marcus Rashford's free school meals campaign

Marcus Rashford responded defiantly on Twitter. Picture: Manchester United/Twitter

News 15 October 2020

Marcus Rashford’s free school meal plea rejected by government

Care leavers should be entitled to extended stays in university accomodation, signatories to the Care Leaver Covenant say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 October 2020

Treat care leavers with more empathy, business and education leaders urged

Ben Brown, 22, (pictured with mum Helen) took his own life in April. Picture: PAPYRUS

News 13 October 2020

Local lockdowns threaten students’ mental health, charities say

The inquiry must look at the benefits for disadvantaged children, campaigners have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 October 2020

Education committee urged to launch outdoor learning inquiry

Researchers have suggested delaying exams for children with depression. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 October 2020

Depression link to underachievement in school exams