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Anglesey school plea not to buy staff Christmas gifts
Buying teachers at Rhosybol community school a festive treat will not get you on Santa's nice list.
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Published: 15 December 2018
Council survey: 30 hours offer limits disadvantaged two-year-old places
<img alt="Council survey: 30 hours offer limits disadvantaged two-year-old places" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/296dfe09-b0cb-44c8-bdc2-b2b5242494ee/1/childcare-320x198.jpg" /> <p> According to a Department for Education survey of local authorities, 44 per cent of councils said they had experienced difficulties in providing 15 hours a week of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds.... </p>
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Published: 14 December 2018
Great Yarmouth school sets up food bank to help families
A head teacher says the move comes after delays in the roll-out of universal credit.
bbc
Published: 14 December 2018
Six examples of good practice in care leaver support
<img alt="Six examples of good practice in care leaver support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ef0d2e52-4d6d-41d9-a785-20ec8907a253/3/MarkRiddell-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Mark Riddell, previously manager of leaving care services at Trafford Council, which became the first to have its support for care leavers rated "outstanding" by Ofsted in 2015, said that over the last... </p>
cypn
Published: 14 December 2018
'Racist' law society disbanded by University of Exeter
The Bracton Law Society at the University of Exeter has been disbanded following a major review.
bbc
Published: 14 December 2018
Young homeless blocked from renting, says report
Only one in five landlords would let to a young person who has been homeless, says report.
bbc
Published: 13 December 2018
Attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils narrows
<img alt="Attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils narrows" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b59b671e-ac47-4b6f-963e-86abfc177502/2/ScreenShot20181214at153228-320x198.png" /> <p> Statistics published by the Department for Education show that 51 per cent of disadvantaged pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in their end of primary school tests, known... </p>
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Published: 13 December 2018
New primary school data for England has been published by the government
League tables are the shop window of every school, and parents often use them to help choose schools for their children.
bbc
Published: 13 December 2018
Suffolk teacher jailed for having sex with two pupils
The judge said the defendant's text messages recorded his activities in "explicit detail".
bbc
Published: 13 December 2018