Daily roundup 10 March: Greening heckled, neglect, and mobile children's centre

Angry head teachers have heckled Education Secretary Justine Greening as she told a conference about her plans for new grammar schools. The BBC reports that there were cries of "rubbish" and "no, no" as she said selective schools could close the achievement gap between rich and poor pupils. Greening was addressing heads days after money was pledged in the budget for new grammars and free schools.


A court has jailed the parents of four children all aged under five found living in "feral and dangerous" conditions in a house where excrement was smeared on the walls. The Guardian reports that the 23-year-old father of the children and their 29-year-old mother admitted four counts of child neglect when they appeared at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday.


A new mobile children's centre is set to take to the road in Cheshire. The Nantwich News reports that the service, run by Cheshire East Council service is embarking on a tour of the area, with the aim of gathering views from the public on the facility. The council said the initiative aims to provide an additional way to access children's centre services in rural areas, and not replace existing facilities.


A man who was falsely accused of sexually abusing his two children has been awarded damages from a council. The BBC reports that the man was arrested and prevented from seeing the youngsters for two years after allegations by their mother. A High Court judge heard that Luton Borough Council had apologised to the man and awarded him £15,000 damages.


High-achieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds who perform well at primary school have less chance of getting into a grammar school than their more affluent classmates who perform less well, according to new research. The Guardian reports that the study, by a team from Bristol University, Warwick University and University College London, says access to grammar schools is "highly skewed" by a child's socio-economic background.