Report highlights poorer children ‘not school ready’
More nursery education should be carried out in schools to prepare children better for later education and help bridge the gap between rich and poor, the chief inspector of schools
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Review of neglect cases finds children not getting adequate support
A review of 124 cases of neglect across England found a “mixed picture” in the quality of responses from local authorities and other agencies, Ofsted said. Children were being left
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Met Police strip searches of children ‘disturbing’, says charity
More than 4,500 children have been strip searched by the Metropolitan Police over the last five years, figures show. Some 4,638 children between the ages of 10 and 16 were
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Children and Families Bill gains royal assent
The new Children and Families Bill – which has just received royal assent – will mean changes to the law to give greater protection to vulnerable children, better support for
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Social workers to be placed in Norfolk’s schools
A new six-month pilot will see social workers going into Norfolk schools to target needy children. The six-month pilot is designed as a preventative measure to cut the number of
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Johnson calls for radicalised children to be placed in care
Muslim children at risk of radicalisation at the hands of their parents are victims of child abuse and should be taken into care, Boris Johnson has said. The Mayor of
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Characteristics of children in need in England: 2012 to 2013
Information on the numbers of children referred to and assessed by children’s social services for the year ending March 2013. The ‘Characteristics of Children in Need’ publication contains figures on
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Children and Young People’s Health Benchmarking Tool
The Children and Young People’s Health Benchmarking Tool brings together and builds upon health outcome data from the Public Health Outcomes Framework and the NHS Outcomes Framework. Initial data is
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Report : Early childhood education and care – Working conditions and training opportunities
The aim of this working paper is to provide information about the working conditions and in-service training opportunities of early childhood education and care (ECEC) workers and to describe how
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£3m ‘Nuture Units’ to support vulnerable child learning
A £3m investment has been announced to facilitate the launch of 20 new ‘nurture units’ for schools in Northern Ireland. Nurture units are small groups of children staffed by supportive
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