Children in north 'being left behind', children's commissioner warns

Tristan Donovan
Monday, March 26, 2018

Government efforts to boost the economy in the north of England should include action to stop children and young people being left behind their peers across the rest of the country, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Anne Longfield has warned that too many children in the north are facing a "double whammy" of entrenched deprivation and poor schools. Picture: Alex Deverill
Anne Longfield has warned that too many children in the north are facing a "double whammy" of entrenched deprivation and poor schools. Picture: Alex Deverill

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