A new report has warned that schools must do more to help disadvantaged pupils. The BBC reports that the study by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission found that some schools have “cracked the code” to helping students from poorer backgrounds excel in the classroom but that the educational attainment of many is still “shockingly low”.
Police figures show that 105 crimes linked to sexual exploitation, involving 402 victims and 242 suspects, were reported across Greater Manchester in the 10 months to January this year. Police received 2,286 pieces of information relating to child sexual exploitation in that time. Campaigners told The Sunday Times that they feared the true figure may be far higher and could exceed the 1,400 victims identified in a report on child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham over a 16-year period.
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