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Birmingham terminates special needs transport contract over safeguarding concerns

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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Birmingham City Council has ended its contract with its transport provider for children with special needs amid concerns over safeguarding.

Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

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Monday, February 4, 2019

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The children's commissioner for England is calling for a compulsory register to keep a closer watch over home education, after she discovered levels have doubled in five years.

School support for pupils affected by domestic abuse goes national

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Friday, September 21, 2018

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A scheme that links police with schools to offer early help to children exposed to domestic abuse is to be rolled out across England and Wales.

Generation of young carers 'neglected by society'

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Friday, September 14, 2018

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A charity has accused the government of failing to support too many young people with caring responsibilities after it emerged that there could be as many as 800,000 young carers in England.

Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

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Racism in school is a major factor in the low attendance rates of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children, experts have told MPs.

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

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Government plans to improve children's mental health have been criticised by campaigners after it was confirmed that efforts to boost support will not be introduced countrywide for at least four years.

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

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Compulsory relationships and sex education in schools will include sessions on mental wellbeing, the government has revealed.

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

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Pupils should be taught about meditation and a range of psychological therapies as part of a new "wellbeing GCSE" designed to improve children's mental health, academics have said.

Ofsted closes six more unregistered schools

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

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A further six suspected illegal schools have been closed down by Ofsted in the space of a month.

MPs call for extension of 30 hours childcare to all children

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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The government's 30 hours free childcare initiative should be extended to all children as part of efforts to tackle social and economic inequalities, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

Ofsted chief renews plea for tougher powers to tackle illegal schools

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has made a renewed plea for greater powers to tackle unregistered schools, amid concerns children's safety is being put at risk.

Government rejects call to strengthen Ofsted to tackle illegal schools

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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The government has rejected calls to hand Ofsted greater powers to prosecute and close unregistered schools.

Longfield calls for schools to help children combat social media pressures

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

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Schools need to do more to prepare pupils for the emotional pressures and demands of social media, the children's commissioner for England has said.

School-based charity reports rapid rise in safeguarding concerns

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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A school-based child and family support charity has reported a trebling in the proportion of cases it deals with over the last six years where there is a safeguarding concern.

MPs slam minister for failing to tackle sexual abuse in schools

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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The minister responsible for tackling sexual harassment and violence in schools has been strongly criticised by MPs for failing to do more to address the issue.

Train teachers on exclusion to spread best practice, think-tank urges

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Monday, October 9, 2017

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The best teachers need to be encouraged to work in pupil referral units in order to give the most vulnerable children a good education and create new benchmarks for working with children at risk of exclusion, a think-tank has said.

Government 'dragging its heels' on compulsory relationship education

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

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The government is "dragging its heels" on the introduction of compulsory sex and relationship education in schools, Labour MP Sarah Champion has said.

Study reveals cost benefits of Finnish anti-bullying programme

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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A study by Public Health England has found that an initiative, which originated in Finland to support young people and counter the impacts of bullying, delivers a return of £1.58 for every pound invested.

Primary schools 'ill-prepared' for relationship education requirements

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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Primary school leaders say they are ill-prepared to meet government requirements around the delivery of relationship education in two years' time, a survey has revealed.

Grenfell tragedy prompts call for DfE assurances on school fire safety

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

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Education Secretary Justine Greening has been asked to give urgent reassurances about fire safety in schools in light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy last week.

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Birmingham terminates special needs transport contract over safeguarding concerns

Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

School support for pupils affected by domestic abuse goes national

Generation of young carers 'neglected by society'

Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

Ofsted closes six more unregistered schools

MPs call for extension of 30 hours childcare to all children

Ofsted chief renews plea for tougher powers to tackle illegal schools

Government rejects call to strengthen Ofsted to tackle illegal schools

Longfield calls for schools to help children combat social media pressures

School-based charity reports rapid rise in safeguarding concerns

MPs slam minister for failing to tackle sexual abuse in schools

Train teachers on exclusion to spread best practice, think-tank urges

Government 'dragging its heels' on compulsory relationship education

Study reveals cost benefits of Finnish anti-bullying programme

Primary schools 'ill-prepared' for relationship education requirements

Grenfell tragedy prompts call for DfE assurances on school fire safety

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