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Prices of school meals drive decline

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  • Tuesday, October 9, 2007
  • | CYP Now
High costs of healthy school lunches have contributed to a decline in their uptake, particularly among low-income families not eligible for free meals, a report has said.

Primary pupils to report the news

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007
  • | CYP Now
Primary school children are trying their hand at journalism to boost literacy skills, get their voices heard and ease the transition to secondary school.

Tories might cut commissioner

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has branded Maggie Atkinson's appointment as England's children's commissioner a "farce" and indicated the Conservatives could scrap the role if they gain power.

Libraries invite input of youth

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Young people should be involved in shaping the future of their local libraries, the National Youth Libraries Board has said.

Homophobic bullying affects all pupils

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  • Tuesday, August 12, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Homophobic bullying in schools has a negative impact on straight young people as well as those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to new research.

Education: A bridge across the education divide

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  • Monday, October 4, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Located in one of the most multicultural and deprived parts of the UK, Bonner Primary School in Tower Hamlets is precisely the type of school that would be expected to come near the bottom of the league tables. But the school is turning around the fortunes of its pupils, as Tom de Castella discovers.

London Borough of Hackney

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  • Monday, July 19, 2010
  • | CYP Now
What did they do? Primary school children across Hackney battled it out last week in the finals of Hackney Personal Bests, a health-based sports programme that teaches young people how diet and nutrition in conjunction with sports can encourage healthy lifestyles.

Schools still need local authorities

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  • Monday, July 19, 2010
  • | CYP Now
With the Department for Education encouraging schools to become autonomous, the future involvement of local authorities in education is unclear. One experienced insider argues that they will still play a vital part in ensuring educational excellence.

Academy heads 'should be moral'

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  • Tuesday, July 15, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Academy heads need different qualities to conventional school leaders, according to research commissioned by The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

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