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Young people's access to work experience 'remains patchy and inconsistent'
<img alt="Young people&#39;s access to work experience &#39;remains patchy and inconsistent&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/abee0549-17ce-4cde-ac25-1ca422a17aac/2/ScreenShot20181119at122948-320x198.png" /> <p> A report by the group of 11- to 18-year-olds, following an inquiry on the issue, has called on the government to hand education inspectorate Ofsted a new duty to inspect the organisation charged with delivering... </p>
cypn
Published: 19 November 2018
'My husband ran up a £58,000 debt in my name'
Government should press ahead with plans to define such behaviour as domestic abuse, say campaigners.
bbc
Published: 19 November 2018
'I don't want to be the UK's only black female history professor'
Dr Olivette Otele is the first black woman to be made a professor of history in the UK and she's on this year's BBC 100 Women list.
bbc
Published: 19 November 2018
School funding: Why it costs £73,000 to educate a child
A population boom and spending squeeze has changed the way we spend money on schools.
bbc
Published: 19 November 2018
Parents struggle to handle children's tech habits
Curbing excessive gadget use among children is hard, say parents asked for survey.
bbc
Published: 19 November 2018
Special needs pupils 'spend years out of school'
Thousands of children are dropping out of education after being 'off-rolled', unions and teachers say.
bbc
Published: 18 November 2018
Schools in Wales not aware of severe allergies, campaigner says
A campaign group says more than 100 schools did not take up free awareness sessions.
bbc
Published: 18 November 2018
Two-year degree plan to cut cost of tuition fees
Students are promised the option of an accelerated degree course to save a year of tuition fees.
bbc
Published: 18 November 2018
Councils reluctant to 'buy-in' to regional adoption agencies, evaluation finds
<img alt="Councils reluctant to &#39;buy-in&#39; to regional adoption agencies, evaluation finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/217d9a44-1f59-4f03-b839-dd713c3cee94/1/adoptionmorguefile-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Provisions set out in the Children and Social Work Act 2017 require all councils to be part of an agency by 2020, with the aim of bringing together council and voluntary adoption agency expertise and resources,... </p>
cypn
Published: 16 November 2018