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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

News

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

News

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.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Other

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

Other

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office launches FGM poster campaign; London council keeps primary school open after change in housing policy; and mother neglect case dropped after plea from son, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: 400 primary academies, 'secret' database, and school exclusions

Other

Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to turn 400 primary schools into academies announced, concerns over "secret" database of children's details, and the number of special educational needs exclusions rises in Wales, all in the news roundup today.

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Anne Longfield outlines her plans to shape the policy agenda in five key areas including children's use of the internet, tackling child abuse, overcoming inequalities, looked-after children and better cross-government working.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Other

Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Research says children in foster care are being "denied a proper childhood", concerns over the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms, and the rising cost of sending children to school, all in the news today.

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

News

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

News

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.

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Provision of free school meals

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has reiterated its commitment to the provision of free school meals to all children aged between five and seven.

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Other

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Charity calls for school uniforms to be ditched, the proportion of top A-Level grades is down on last year, and a minister wants more young offenders dealt with in youth courts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Other

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers threaten walk out over pay and conditions; government's welfare reform programme criticised; and graphic tobacco warnings fail to dissuade teenage smokers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Other

Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of four schools now judged as good or outstanding; former children's minister to step down as MP; and foster care myths exposed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

Other

Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Teachers warn that pupils are suffering the impact of recession, pregnant women to be given the whooping cough jab, and an online campaign to find missing children, all in the news today.

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

News

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

News

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

News

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.

We must pull together for deprived children

Opinion

Friday, July 22, 2011

| CYP Now

This week is the first week of the school break. It's a time for a holiday, time to play sport, time to take part in new challenges. But research has shown that disadvantaged children are more likely to fall behind their peers during this long summer holiday.

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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

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: FGM, school places and child neglect

Daily roundup: 400 primary academies, 'secret' database, and school exclusions

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Schools to compete for £10,000 pupil premium award

School transition project set for launch

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Provision of free school meals

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

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

We must pull together for deprived children

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