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Anoushka has been offered a place at Cambridge. But she's mixed race and worries she won't fit in. Should she accept the offer?
bbc
Published: 22 January 2019
Holyrood's education committee says that "in principle", all school music tuition should be free.
bbc
Published: 22 January 2019
Kaiden Williams, 13, recently featured in a campaign for the clothes store and is inspiring others.
bbc
Published: 22 January 2019
<img alt="Early years providers paint bleak picture on staff skills and training" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/f111f9f6-a714-4aba-aa84-778a67b090b4/2/ChildcaretrainingMonkeyBusinessAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Sector researcher Ceeda sets out the findings in its About Early Years Sector Skills Survey, based on research with 557 childcare providers employing 8,511 staff. Some 55 per cent of private, voluntary...
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cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
Economic abuse will be included in legal definition and abusers stopped from cross-examining victims.
bbc
Published: 21 January 2019
Lancashire County Council said informal discussions with teachers about school absences "are simply a way of gathering ideas".
bbc
Published: 21 January 2019
<img alt="Domestic abuse bill 'missed chance' to protect children, warns NSPCC" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/638cb5a2-6423-493f-b610-e9bbd81f992b/1/domesticabuseshutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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The NSPCC says the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, published today, has missed an opportunity to recognise all children as victims in law.
If it were to include under-16s in its statutory definition, children...
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cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
<img alt="Early years innovation receives Harvard University boost" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5455d05f-df62-40be-b322-8a03a54e4b09/2/MerleDavies-320x198.jpg" />
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The Community Connectors programme hopes to deliver key child development messages to parents of around 2,000 children aged under three.
The connectors are local community members employed by the Blackpool...
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cypn
Published: 21 January 2019
<img alt="Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d1be313b-a8c7-4589-b6c1-8c3708da5f36/3/Capture-320x198.png" />
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Liverpool City Council wants to invest £7.7m in hiring an additional 160 social care staff.
The aim is to reduce caseloads, which were criticised by Ofsted, and improve its early help services over...
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Published: 21 January 2019