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Youth services and Home Start programmes are among areas being cut, research suggests. Picture: Adobe Stock

14 September 2023

Councils 'prioritising crisis intervention funding'

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Air quality and access to dental care are among issues impacting school attendance, according to MPs. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

13 September 2023

Poor access to dentists, nurseries and clean air prompts drop in pupil attendance, report warns

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Kinship carers and the children they care for need greater support, MPs say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

13 September 2023

Call for better mental health and education support for kinship care families

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Students from disadvantaged areas more likely to lose learning through suspension, research finds. Picture: Arrowsmith2/Adobe Stock

13 September 2023

Disadvantaged children worst hit by suspensions amid sharp rise

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More than half of the most disavantaged primary schools were forced to cut provison due to high costs. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

12 September 2023

Schools forced to make cuts amid cost-of-living crisis, report warns

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The Churchill Fellowship offers international opportunities. Picture: Churchill Fellowship

12 September 2023

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

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Swindon Council has pledged to improve children's services. Picture: Jon Le-Bon/Adobe Stock

12 September 2023

Council vows to improve children’s services after ‘inadequate' rating

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The inquiry will look at evidence about how online exposure impacts children's wellbeing and education. Picture: Brian/Adobe Stock

12 September 2023

MPs seek views on impact of screen time on children

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The plan includes the continued roll-out of mental health support in schools. Picture: Adobe Stock

11 September 2023

Suicide prevention plan includes more mental health support for children

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James Thomas has been named as the new chief executive at Birmingham Children's Trust. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

11 September 2023

Birmingham Children’s Trust appoints new chief executive

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Nearly two-thirds of voters agree that good early years education benefits the whole country, not just parents. Picture: Kzenon/Adobe Stock

8 September 2023

Childcare reform 'key to general election votes'

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Baroness Tyler urged greater investment in reforming children's social care. Picture: UK Parliament

8 September 2023

Care Review: Government’s pilot plan unlikely to bring change, peer warns

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Robin Walker said the committee shared a 'feeling of urgency' about the RAAC crisis. Picture: UK parliament

7 September 2023

MPs to probe ministers over dangerous concrete in schools

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Many school leaders said their school is providing food parcels to the families of pupils in food poverty. Picture: YMCA

7 September 2023

Half of cost-of-living support in most schools going to non-pupil premium children

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Sibling sexual abuse can make practitioners feel 'particularly uncomfortable', the guide states. Picture: Ilike/Adobe Stock

7 September 2023

Guidance to tackle sibling sexual abuse launches

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