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Kirstie Allsopp leaves Twitter over iPad smashing backlash
The presenter leaves Twitter after coming under fire when revealing she smashed her children's iPads when they broke her screen time rules.
bbc
Published: 11 September 2018
News story: 30 hours childcare offer helping balance work and family lives
New survey, marking the first anniversary of the 30 hours childcare offer, shows almost 70 per cent of parents are spending less money per week on childcare.
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Published: 11 September 2018
Two-year-olds miss out on funded childcare due to lack of places
<img alt="Two-year-olds miss out on funded childcare due to lack of places" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a2d48f56-4065-40de-bf86-86403b7b5d71/1/creditarlenconnellyrgb-320x198.JPG" /> <p> The NatCen Social Research report on funded early education entitlements found that in 2018 just 72 per cent of eligible disadvantaged two-year-olds are taking up their 15 hours funded childcare entitlement.... </p>
cypn
Published: 11 September 2018
Inspectors warn of weaknesses in SEND support in Birmingham
<img alt="Inspectors warn of weaknesses in SEND support in Birmingham" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/93c25cd0-e9ef-4193-a084-3210fcc0cc0a/4/BirminghamfotobeamdeAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The joint inspection team, from Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission, found that pupils with SEND make weak academic progress, attend less often and are excluded more frequently than... </p>
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Published: 11 September 2018
Zahawi: Controversial legal guidance 'helps councils target child protection'
<img alt="Zahawi: Controversial legal guidance &#39;helps councils target child protection&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/22093140-e441-466f-bf24-c2341eedb8a3/5/NadhimZahawi-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The document, Children's Social Care statutory guidance myth busting, which has been published on the government's social care innovation website, highlights a number of elements of statutory guidance... </p>
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Published: 11 September 2018
News story: International education study highlights UK strength
More students from across the globe are choosing to study at UK universities, according to an international study on the world’s best education systems.
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Published: 11 September 2018
How UK education ranks in the world
High fees, lots of pre-school and young teachers - the UK is compared with other education systems.
bbc
Published: 11 September 2018
Vinehall School's 'buy your dad a Jag' ad condemned
The advert suggests private school pupils would go on to be wealthy enough to buy luxury cars.
bbc
Published: 11 September 2018
Portsmouth deaf club helps isolated children
Meet the deaf mother who made sure her son, who is also deaf, had "billions of friends".
bbc
Published: 11 September 2018