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Nearly 20% of children under 15 live with adults who struggle to buy food, a cross-party group says.
bbc
Published: 10 January 2019
The principal of Prince Charles's old school, Gordonstoun, says rows over Brexit are a terrible example for the young.
bbc
Published: 9 January 2019
<img alt="Minister admits lack of progress for Traveller pupils" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d0317166-5b43-446a-8040-ecdb28550def/1/b6d353ed0ef1d4748d1e3dddcc1f90f1jpg-320x198.jpg" />
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Speaking to a cross-party group of MPs, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi said he had to be "honest" about progress on attainment levels among the group, which are far below the national average.
"It...
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cypn
Published: 9 January 2019
<img alt="Spending on children's centres and youth services down £140m" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a3076142-0f0a-47db-b64f-762517f2d4e9/1/surestartarlenconnelly270712-320x198.jpg" />
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Section 251 outturn data for 2017/18 shows local government expenditure on services for young people were also slashed by £32m in 2017/18, compared to the previous financial year. The data submitted...
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cypn
Published: 9 January 2019
<img alt="DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7fd97551-10a5-44a0-8541-f86ef67f8a84/3/SGOaynurshAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Children's rights charity Article 39, claims that Department for Education "statutory guidance myth busting", produced by its children's social care innovation programme, features "numerous errors and...
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cypn
Published: 9 January 2019
Sibahle Zwane is only 10, but his maths skills have made him an internet sensation in South Africa.
bbc
Published: 9 January 2019
The UN wants a better system for recognising the qualifications and work skills of migrants.
bbc
Published: 9 January 2019
<img alt="Deprived areas to get 6,000 new youth group places" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/414fb5fe-f7f2-4169-99d1-e28a44ec500a/2/TimKiddLarge-320x198.jpg" />
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The money is being distributed to nine groups through the Uniformed Youth Fund, which was announced last September, to help uniformed youth groups expand into deprived areas of England.
A total of 6,250...
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cypn
Published: 8 January 2019
A primary school in Tring says it no longer wants to be used as a polling station.
bbc
Published: 8 January 2019