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28 Aug 19
Leaked proposals on education funding fall well short of the cash needed, a teachers’ union has said.
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27 Aug 19
Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
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22 Aug 19
The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
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21 Aug 19
Homeless children are being housed in shipping containers because councils do not have enough temporary accommodation for them to live in.
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13 Aug 19
Nearly two-thirds of looked after children are cared for by local authorities with substandard services, a think-tank has found.
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8 Aug 19
Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
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2 Aug 19
The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
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31 Jul 19
Investment in youth services is needed to tackle the “social emergency” of rising youth violence in England and Wales, MPs have urged.
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30 Jul 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
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18 Jul 19
The expansion of special educational needs duties has left councils facing a “financial crisis”, council leaders have warned.
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15 Jul 19
Food bank usage is expected to rise again when schools break up this summer, a charity has said.
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10 Jul 19
Government must look to shift health spending more towards prevention, health leaders have urged.
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5 Jul 19
The fairer funding formula and Spending Review will allow us to build a stronger, sustainable future for local government, says communities secretary James Brokenshire.
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4 Jul 19
Scotland’s Auditor General and the Accounts Commission are embarking on a major audit of the country’s early learning and childcare system to understand the impact of expanding services.
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2 Jul 19
A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
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1 Jul 19
Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
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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.
28 Aug 19Leaked proposals on education funding fall well short of the cash needed, a teachers’ union has said.
27 Aug 19Funding shortages and increased demand pressure meant that local authorities had to spend £770m more than planned on children’s services in 2018-19, according to the Local Government Association.
22 Aug 19The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
21 Aug 19Homeless children are being housed in shipping containers because councils do not have enough temporary accommodation for them to live in.
8 Aug 19Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
2 Aug 19The care system has come under increasing strain in the last five years because of a huge rise in the number of teenagers going into care, according to analysis.
31 Jul 19Investment in youth services is needed to tackle the “social emergency” of rising youth violence in England and Wales, MPs have urged.
30 Jul 19Northamptonshire County Council’s children services are “failing to keep children safe”, a watchdog has concluded.
18 Jul 19The expansion of special educational needs duties has left councils facing a “financial crisis”, council leaders have warned.
15 Jul 19Food bank usage is expected to rise again when schools break up this summer, a charity has said.
5 Jul 19The fairer funding formula and Spending Review will allow us to build a stronger, sustainable future for local government, says communities secretary James Brokenshire.
4 Jul 19Scotland’s Auditor General and the Accounts Commission are embarking on a major audit of the country’s early learning and childcare system to understand the impact of expanding services.
2 Jul 19A third of councils fear they will not have the funds to provide their minimum statutory duties for the next three years, a survey has found.
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 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.
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