Up to 1,800 nursery places will be created as part of a Government drive to improve childhood literacy and communication in early years. The school-based places will be created in
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The majority of students would not feel comfortable approaching teachers for mental health support, new figures suggest. Research from mental health charity Mind indicates that 38% of all pupils would
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Police in London have raised concerns with safeguarding authorities about vulnerable children and adults on average 700 times a day in recent years, newly reported figures show. Nearly 1.3 million
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Councils are “completely in the dark” about how much funding they will receive next year, town hall leaders have warned, as a survey suggested a third fear their funding to
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A teenager with a history of self-harming was found unconscious at her secure home before being declared dead, an inquest has heard. A jury at Crook Civic Centre heard how
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MPs and peers are calling on the Government to address a £662 million funding gap in early years education. A formal inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Childcare and
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The UK’s first Secure School will open late next year, operated by a global education charity. Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 academies across England, will manage the first institution
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A police force has been told to immediately review its policy on keeping children in custody after concerns were raised by inspectors. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &
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A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can give a sick five-year-old girl from a Jehovah’s Witness family a blood transfusion. The little girl’s parents said their religious beliefs
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A man who refuses to register his son’s birth because he does not want the state to control the youngster has defended his stance after losing a High Court fight.
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