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School canteen staff have been urged to stockpile 'long-life' goods. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 October 2021

School meal shortages and end of Universal Credit uplift spark child poverty warning

Features 28 September 2021

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021 Shortlist

Care-experienced young people can benefit from hearing the stories of people from similar backgrounds who have gone on to make a success of their time at university. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Features 28 September 2021

University challenge: help for care leavers

Bramfield House School has won praise for its approach to building boys’ confidence. Picture: Bramfield House School

Best Practice 28 September 2021

Therapeutic approach gives SEND pupils bright future

Hero Slinn, head of SEND, and Tim Jones, principal educational psychologist, Buckinghamshire County Council

Best Practice 28 September 2021

Service restructure helps Buckinghamshire Council slow rise in SEND cases

Clare Erasmus: “I like to think of myself as a wellbeing warrior – someone fighting to ensure our schools are mentally healthy places”

Best Practice 28 September 2021

How I Got Here: Clare Erasmus

The Right Angle offers each pupil taking part in the scheme 12 hours of tuition in English and maths and up to 10 hours of counselling. Picture: The Right Angle

Best Practice 28 September 2021

Pupils get the right support to achieve more

Better awareness among education professionals has helped improve identification of children whose learning needs would have previously gone unnoticed. Picture: Bramfield House School

Features 28 September 2021

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Special Report

Under the scheme, eligible children will get two pairs of glasses

News 27 September 2021

Free glasses to boost literacy skills among poor pupils

Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged £250m for councils to engage young people who are Neet

News 26 September 2021

Children deserve an education ‘fit for the future’, says Labour leader

Sue Harrison says the pandemic led her to 'reflect on her future'. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

News 23 September 2021

Central Bedfordshire Council’s director of children's services resigns

Schools in deprived areas receive less funding per pupil, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 23 September 2021

No relationships and sex education training in four out of five schools, minister admits

The scheme was first announced in 2017. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 September 2021

School mental health leads programme launches

Dame Rachel de Souza has called on the Care Review to take on board her recommendations. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

News 21 September 2021

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Sporting activities designed by peers are more likely to be successful, the report shows. Picture:

News 15 September 2021

Disadvantaged children least confident being active, research warns