A human rights group has called on the British Army to stop recruiting under 18s. The BBC reports that Child Soldiers International wants the Ministry of Defence to raise the joining age from the current 16.
Javed Khan has been appointed as the new chief executive of Barnardo’s. Currently the chief executive of Victim Support, Khan has 28 years of experience in the public and voluntary sectors. He said it is a “great honour” to be appointed to the post, which he will take up in the spring when acting chief executive Peter Brook retires.
Birmingham City Council will protect its children’s services budget from cuts in a bid to turn around the department’s fortunes. The Birmingham Mail reports that the department’s £147m budget will be retained in 2014/15 at a time when other departments face cuts.
Children from poorer homes should be given free tuition to help them pass the 11-plus in areas which retain grammar schools, the Sutton Trust has said. The Independent reports that a study by the education charity indicated a bias in favour of admitting children from richer parents amongst England's 164 remaining state grammar schools.
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