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Part-time students 'down by more than half'
Employers and universities want funding changes to reverse a collapse in part-time student numbers.
bbc
Published: 26 October 2018
London university calls for £100m slavery reparation
UK universities which gained from slave trade are asked to pay into fund for ethnic minority students.
bbc
Published: 25 October 2018
Knife crime epidemic 'top concern' for young people
<img alt="Knife crime epidemic &#39;top concern&#39; for young people" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b5684d06-8dbb-4ea7-ab7a-fe34f3649d8f/3/Capture-320x198.png" /> <p> The British Youth Council, which organises the UK Youth Parliament, said a total of 1,111,580 young people took part in this year's his year's Make Your Mark ballot to decide issues to be debated during... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 October 2018
Central European University makes last stand in Hungary
Central European University threatens to move most teaching to Vienna amid row over academic freedom.
bbc
Published: 25 October 2018
Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect
<img alt="Increase in number of children at risk of abuse and neglect" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6d1372f2-3a06-4227-8516-c32895108227/2/CuddlingteddybearShutterstock123358282-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Department for Education statistics show that councils started 68,770 child protection plans in 2018 - the equivalent of 188 a day - up 3.6 per cent on the 66,410 started in 2017. As of 31 March this... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 October 2018
School notice boards are hidden fire hazard - Labour MP
A Labour MP warns notice boards are a hidden fire hazard and should be better regulated.
bbc
Published: 25 October 2018
More children in England at risk of abuse or neglect
A rise in protection plans for children leaves councils claiming they are pushed "to the brink".
bbc
Published: 25 October 2018
News story: Drive to ensure all children can swim by end of primary school
Government to roll-out more swimming lessons, extra teaching and improved guidance – supported by £320 million PE and Sport Premium.
d_f_e
Published: 25 October 2018
Sharp rise in A&E attendances by young people with psychiatric conditions
<img alt="Sharp rise in A&amp;E attendances by young people with psychiatric conditions" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/97b71c5a-6259-49f8-b968-3426320766b5/2/020312emergencycaremorguefile-320x198.jpg" /> <p> In response to a parliamentary question from Labour MP Bambos Charalambous, the Department of Health and Social Care revealed that, in 2017/18, there were 27,487 attendances to A&E departments by young... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 October 2018