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Eight out of 10 teachers have students living in poverty, ATL finds

Thursday, April 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Nearly 80 per cent of education staff say they have students who are living in poverty, a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has found.

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Poor families will be hit hard by government plans to shave a further £4bn from the welfare bill in 2015/16, charities have warned.

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

UK children's rights record fails to improve

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's record on protecting children and young people's human rights has failed to improve over the past year because of systemic problems with government policy and public service delivery, the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) has said.

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Schools will be asked to compete to find the best ways of spending the pupil premium, with those using the money most effectively winning £10,000, Deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg has said.

School transition project set for launch

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers are to develop closer working with primary schools in two English regions as part of a pilot project to improve the transition of children into formal education.

Free school meals for all infant pupils gets backing from charities

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's charities say the proposed introduction of free school meals for all infant school pupils will help improve the health and educational attainment of all young children.

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Poverty and youth campaigners have warned that unemployed young people are being disproportionately affected by jobseeker benefit sanctions.

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has announced that up to four local areas will be involved in a scheme that will offer parenting classes to every parent of a child aged under five.

Young people want all low-income families to access free school meals

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

The free school meals system is failing to reach all children living in poverty, a report by the British Youth Council and Child Poverty Action Group has concluded.

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Pensioners should continue to pay National Insurance in order to fund employment schemes for young people, a campaign organisation has proposed.

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty have been branded a "fairytale" after it rejected calls to introduce a range of new targets aimed at improving social mobility.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

Damian Hinds announces education drive for disadvantaged areas

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Friday, January 19, 2018

| CYP Now

New Education Secretary unveils plans to drive up standards by supporting underperforming schools and increase opportunities in areas most in need.

Child poverty costs UK £29bn annually, research estimates

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Friday, July 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Child poverty costs the UK economy £29bn a year, according to latest research by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).

Cherie Blair calls for universal childcare strategy

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Leading lawyer and rights campaigner Cherie Blair has called for the introduction of a long-term plan to develop a universal childcare offer for all children.

Children in poverty 'miss out on free school meals'

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 500,000 children living in poverty are missing out on free school meals that they are entitled to, research by the Children's Society has found.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

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Eight out of 10 teachers have students living in poverty, ATL finds

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

UK children's rights record fails to improve

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

School transition project set for launch

Free school meals for all infant pupils gets backing from charities

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

Lib Dem Conference 2011: Government to pilot classes for parents of under-fives

Young people want all low-income families to access free school meals

Pensioners 'could help young people by paying National Insurance'

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Persistent truanting continues to decline

Damian Hinds announces education drive for disadvantaged areas

Child poverty costs UK £29bn annually, research estimates

Cherie Blair calls for universal childcare strategy

Children in poverty 'miss out on free school meals'

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

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