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Head teachers explain funding protest to parents
Around 1,000 head teachers are expected to take part in a rally over "unsustainable" budget cuts.
bbc
Published: 26 September 2018
Care leavers at uni: 'I wish I had a family to go back home to'
Only 6% of young people leaving care go on to university. Tolu and Amy share their stories.
bbc
Published: 25 September 2018
Do kids get too much homework?
Rob Delaney sparks a social media debate about whether children should have more time to play.
bbc
Published: 25 September 2018
Labour conference: Jeremy Corbyn pledges more free childcare
A pledge of more free hours will feature in the Labour leader's party conference speech.
bbc
Published: 25 September 2018
Corbyn to announce 'radical expansion' of free childcare
<img alt="Corbyn to announce &#39;radical expansion&#39; of free childcare" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/0b8fc412-2652-416f-bd75-12268c947f10/4/jeremycorbyn-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Corbyn will use his speech tomorrow at the annual Labour Party Conference to set out plans for 30 hours of high-quality, "genuinely" free childcare to be available to all two-, three- and four-year-olds,... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 September 2018
Black Cambridge alumni celebrated
Thandie Newton and Zadie Smith feature among portraits of prominent black Cambridge University graduates.
bbc
Published: 25 September 2018
Sheffield Fir Vale school fight: Two injured and school closed
Police officers were called to a fight at the Sheffield school gates at lunchtime.
bbc
Published: 25 September 2018
Schools 'unsure how to react to LGBT families'
<img alt="Schools &#39;unsure how to react to LGBT families&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/643285b0-e385-4fc1-af21-e9b05b480778/3/PictureBrettSaylesPexels-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Research, involving interviews with 26 LGBTQI parents and 19 children, found that existing support often centred on issues around bullying, rather than efforts to improve inclusiveness. The study, conducted... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 September 2018
In the new edition of CYP Now: SEND Special, tackling youth violence, and DfE mythbuster
<img alt="In the new edition of CYP Now: SEND Special, tackling youth violence, and DfE mythbuster" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8c3d604c-3f62-40c4-9819-4294a9e77aae/3/InThisIssueCYP250918-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The 12-page special report includes practice examples on a council-run early years quality mark for childcare settings delivering the highest quality of SEND support; an award-winning school's speech and... </p>
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Published: 25 September 2018