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27 Jun 19
Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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20 Jun 19
Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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20 Jun 19
Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
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19 Jun 19
Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
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11 Jun 19
Nearly one in five children in England start school with poor speech and language skills as English regions suffer funding cuts for therapy, research has found.
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11 Jun 19
The growing number of children being taught at home may be the result of schools ‘off-rolling’ to boost their position in Ofsted league tables, says Children’s Commissioner for England Anne...
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6 Jun 19
A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
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5 Jun 19
An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
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4 Jun 19
Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
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30 May 19
Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
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23 May 19
Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
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21 May 19
A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
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17 May 19
The government must look further and aim higher if it wants to end youth homelessness says Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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16 May 19
The Children’s Commissioner has called on councils to provide information on detained children in their area, in a study out today.
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14 May 19
Brexit money, cash for the Windrush generation and puppy smuggling. All in May’s edition of Numbers Game.
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14 May 19
Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
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13 May 19
Sixth-forms and colleges are the biggest losers in education funding having endured cuts double those of schools, research has found.
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7 May 19
The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
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1 May 19
The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
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23 Apr 19
The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
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12 Apr 19
But will it last another 20 years? Adam Corlett of the Resolution Foundation looks at the future
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1 Apr 19
Thirty per cent of the UK’s children - 4.1 million – are living on less than 60% of the current median income, according to official data.
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13 Mar 19
The education secretary has announced 39 new free schools will be set up for children with special education needs and behavioural difficulties.
27 Jun 19Financially squeezed social services and schools have become the top concerns for the chair of the government’s public spending watchdog.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
20 Jun 19Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
20 Jun 19Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
19 Jun 19Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
11 Jun 19Nearly one in five children in England start school with poor speech and language skills as English regions suffer funding cuts for therapy, research has found.
11 Jun 19The growing number of children being taught at home may be the result of schools ‘off-rolling’ to boost their position in Ofsted league tables, says Children’s Commissioner for England Anne...
6 Jun 19A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
5 Jun 19An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
4 Jun 19Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
30 May 19Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
21 May 19A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
17 May 19The government must look further and aim higher if it wants to end youth homelessness says Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
16 May 19The Children’s Commissioner has called on councils to provide information on detained children in their area, in a study out today.
14 May 19Brexit money, cash for the Windrush generation and puppy smuggling. All in May’s edition of Numbers Game.
14 May 19Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
13 May 19Sixth-forms and colleges are the biggest losers in education funding having endured cuts double those of schools, research has found.
7 May 19The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
23 Apr 19The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
13 Mar 19The education secretary has announced 39 new free schools will be set up for children with special education needs and behavioural difficulties.
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