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Disadvantaged primary school pupils are falling further behind their peers. Picture: Adobe Stock/Rawpixel.com

6 September 2022

Primary school attainment gap widest in a decade

Fiona Simpson Education

The funding will be used to boost programmes aimed at closing the attainment gap. Picture: Adobe Stock

5 September 2022

EEF granted £200m for work to narrow disadvantage gap

Fiona Simpson Education

Luton has had its Ofsted rating boosted from 'inadequate'. Picture: Adobe Stock/Altaf Shah

5 September 2022

Ofsted praises Luton over improvements to children’s services

Nicole Weinstein Ofsted

Increased levels of abuse amid the crisis could see more children enter care, experts have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

5 September 2022

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

Nicole Weinstein Early Years

Liz Truss is the new Conservative Party leader. Picture: Liz Truss/Twitter

5 September 2022

Children’s sector lays out priorities for new Prime Minister Liz Truss

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Pupils are returning to school after the summer holidays. Picture: Lucie Carlier

2 September 2022

DfE launches school attendance push

Fiona Simpson Education

Dame Rachel de Souza has published the first part of her families review. Picture: OOCC

1 September 2022

Family review highlights life-long impact of domestic violence

Amy Houghton Social Care

The guide will encourage children to become more environmentally concious, according to Tiney. Picture: Tgordievskaya/Adobe Stock

1 September 2022

Guide to creating sustainable childcare settings launches

Fiona Simpson Early Years

Olivia Pratt-Kobel, nine, is one of nine victims of shootings in Liverpool in recent months. Picture: Merseyside Police

1 September 2022

Home Office grants funding to Liverpool youth violence programme after shootings

Amy Houghton Youth Work

Five million children are missing out on support from school mental health teams, according to Barnardo's. Picture: Adobe Stock

31 August 2022

Teachers at schools with lower Ofsted ratings ‘less likely to receive mental health training’

Amy Houghton Education

The scheme intends to take pressure off local authorities with high levels of unaccompanied children. Picture: Adobe Stock

31 August 2022

Asylum transfer scheme changes ‘will do nothing’ to support children, warns ADCS

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Children from England and Wales are being transferred more than 300 miles to secure settings. Picture: Adobe Stock

31 August 2022

Warning over placement of children from England and Wales in Scottish secure children’s homes

Amy Houghton Social Care

Many nursery staff are struggling with rising costs of living, an early years leader said. Image: Adobe Stock

30 August 2022

Plan to extend funded childcare to more families without access to benefits

Fiona Simpson Early Years

30 August 2022

In the September edition of CYP Now: Early Help Special; Qualifications and Training Guide; CYP Now Awards shortlist

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Some 65 per cent more settings closed over the summer term compared with last year. Picture: Adobe Stock

30 August 2022

Warning of 'catastrophic' winter for nurseries amid record closures

Fiona Simpson Early Years