'Overhaul education' of children who offend, urges Children's Commissioner

Youth Justice
Helen Hayes is shadow early years minister. Picture: Parliament UK

Education committee backs free school meals auto-enrolment

Education

In March’s CYP Now: Flexi-schooling, youth employment special, Olympian interview

Children's Services

Special Report: Youth Employment

Education
Interest in flexi-schooling has surged among parents looking for alternative education models to address challenges their children face in attending school full-time

Flexi-schooling: Why more parents want it

Olympian spearheads event to improve care system

Social Care
Oral health awareness can be built from the early years. Picture: Lagom/Adobe Stock

Disadvantaged children have triple the chance of decay-related tooth extraction

Public Health

Special schools more likely than mainstream settings to employ unqualified teachers

Are SEND pupils at the heart of Ofsted reforms?

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Experts call for greater support for child victims of exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock

Met failing some at-risk children, report finds

Social Care

Call for ministers to resolve £4.6bn deficit in council SEND spending

Education

DfE 'cheaper childcare' campaign angers providers

Early years education