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Keegan says she 'doesn't know' if the guidance will cover what should be taught in the curriculum. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 December 2022

DfE to consult on gender identity guidance for schools in 2023

Critics say the bill 'focused on the wrong priorities'. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

News 8 December 2022

Unions express ‘relief’ as government shelves Schools Bill

A third of young people told researchers that they struggled to get job interviews. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 December 2022

Disadvantaged young people 'locked out of employment opportunities'

Peers have scrutinised the government's implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014. Picture: Parliament UK

News 7 December 2022

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

Two in five of convictions of young people with experience of care involved a fined or community order. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 December 2022

Care-experienced young people more likely to receive criminal conviction than peers, figures show

Pupils from Dawley Brook School, in the West Midlands, with their Heritage Schools Project. Picture: Historic England

News 7 December 2022

Heritage programme improves children's pride in local area, research finds

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