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'Grave concerns' over pupil premium changes

Monday, March 15, 2021

Changes to the pupil premium could lead to schools losing out on a year's worth of funding for the most disadvantaged pupils, campaigners have warned.

Coronavirus restrictions discriminate against children, campaigners warn

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Monday, March 15, 2021

Children’s rights campaigners have called on the government to amend coronavirus restrictions for younger children, warning that current rules are “discriminatory and potentially unlawful”.

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

More young men are listed as not in education, employment or training (NEET) than at any time since 2013, latest figures have revealed.

Prioritise education to tackle pandemic-fuelled inequality, say public

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

More than a third of UK adults believe access to education is vital to improving social mobility for younger generations following the Covid-19 pandemic, new research reveals.

Ofsted criticises 'unjustified' isolation of children at residential home

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

A residential children's home provider has been criticised by inspectors after children were forced to isolate in their rooms for 10 days amid an outbreak of Covid-19.

Most English councils expect to slash budgets next year, NAO warns

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The majority of local authorities in England plan to make further budget cuts next year following the Covid-19 pandemic, a stark new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) warns.

Childcare costs increased in a third of local authorities during pandemic, analysis shows

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Childcare providers in more than a third of local authorities have increased their prices during the Covid-19 pandemic, market analysis of the sector finds.

Education catch-up plan ‘will focus on wellbeing’, children’s commissioner says

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Monday, March 8, 2021

The government’s education catch-up plan will have an equal focus on pupil's wellbeing and lost learning, the new children’s commissioner for England has said.

Two-thirds of parents concerned about ‘lost learning’ as schools reopen

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Monday, March 8, 2021

The majority of parents are concerned about lost learning during the coronavirus pandemic, with some worried their child will never catch up, a study has found.

NEET figures hit by highest quarterly rise in a decade

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Friday, March 5, 2021

The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) has risen by the highest quarterly figure in a decade, latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

DCMS announces £79m funding boost for children’s mental health services

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Friday, March 5, 2021

The government has announced a £79m funding boost for children’s mental health services as campaigners urge schools to “put pupil’s wellbeing first” when they reopen next week.

Four in five children ‘less active during lockdown’, parents say

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Friday, March 5, 2021

More than three-quarters of parents say their children are less physically active during lockdown, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

Fury over ‘absurd’ exclusion of childminders from Covid-19 home testing

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

The exclusion of childminders from rapid Covid-19 testing has been branded “absurd” by early years leaders.

NSPCC chief: Councils ‘need to be ready’ for soaring children’s services demand

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

Local authorities “need to be ready” for a spike in referrals to children’s services departments as schools reopen, the chief executive of the NSPCC has said.

Children's social care referrals fall by a quarter amid third lockdown

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

The number of referrals to local authority children's services is down by almost a quarter, latest figures on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s social care have revealed.

Budget 2021: Benefit extension 'not enough' for disadvantaged families

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Campaigners have criticised Rishi Sunak’s Budget offer for the most disadvantaged families saying a six-month extension of the £20 Universal Credit uplift “does not go far enough”.

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Post-16 education leaders have praised investment in traineeships and apprenticeships for young people as part of the Chancellor’s Budget.

NYA lays out ‘roadmap’ to reopen youth work settings

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has laid out how the government’s roadmap to ending the current national lockdown will impact on youth services.

Early years ‘central’ to education recovery plan, catch-up tsar says

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Early years will be “central” to England’s school recovery plan, catch-up tsar Kevan Collins has vowed, admitting the sector has been subject to “consistent under-investment”.

Childcare sector calls for Budget support over £250m funding loss

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The early years and childcare sector in England could lose around a quarter of a billion pounds over the spring term due to the withdrawal of government funding, new research published ahead of the Budget has warned.

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'Grave concerns' over pupil premium changes

Coronavirus restrictions discriminate against children, campaigners warn

Proportion of NEET young men hits seven-year high

Prioritise education to tackle pandemic-fuelled inequality, say public

Ofsted criticises 'unjustified' isolation of children at residential home

Most English councils expect to slash budgets next year, NAO warns

Childcare costs increased in a third of local authorities during pandemic, analysis shows

Education catch-up plan ‘will focus on wellbeing’, children’s commissioner says

Two-thirds of parents concerned about ‘lost learning’ as schools reopen

NEET figures hit by highest quarterly rise in a decade

DCMS announces £79m funding boost for children’s mental health services

Four in five children ‘less active during lockdown’, parents say

Fury over ‘absurd’ exclusion of childminders from Covid-19 home testing

NSPCC chief: Councils ‘need to be ready’ for soaring children’s services demand

Children's social care referrals fall by a quarter amid third lockdown

Budget 2021: Benefit extension 'not enough' for disadvantaged families

Budget 2021: Training providers praise jobs boost for under-25s

NYA lays out ‘roadmap’ to reopen youth work settings

Early years ‘central’ to education recovery plan, catch-up tsar says

Childcare sector calls for Budget support over £250m funding loss

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