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Some 43,475 households were approved for fostering in 2017/18, down 460 from the previous year, according to the Fostering in England report. Despite a rise in the number children being placed, foster...
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Published: 4 February 2019
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The commissioner, Anne Longfield, wants the register to be introduced "without delay", after she found high numbers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were among those who are electively...
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Published: 4 February 2019
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The survey of almost 1,000 pupils aged 10 and 11 and 13 and 14 found that those who get less than the recommended nine hours' sleep on a school night are more likely to worry about issues at school and...
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Published: 4 February 2019
Many of those educated at home are invisible to local authorities says the children's commissioner.
bbc
Published: 4 February 2019
Parents and teachers react to the minister of school standards' suggestion that smartphones be banned.
bbc
Published: 3 February 2019
Nick Gibb says while it's a matter for heads, excessive social media leaves pupils unable to concentrate.
bbc
Published: 2 February 2019
Guidance on how university bodies can balance free speech with upholding the law is published.
bbc
Published: 2 February 2019
One woman said her trauma was "for nothing" as the university defended allowing banned men to return.
bbc
Published: 1 February 2019
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Public Health Programme Officer, Timothy Howells, on behalf of NHS England South (South East)'s Quality Improvement Lead for Mental Health, Carolyn Hilton. This is for the attention of all educational establishments in Slough.
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Published: 1 February 2019