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From cake shop to civil servant - without A-levels
Claire Hughes quit school at 16 to work in a cupcake shop but the story didn't end there.
bbc
Published: 23 August 2018
Pupils await results of tougher GCSE exams
GCSE results are to be revealed - with England now switching to new 9 to 1 grades.
bbc
Published: 23 August 2018
Top tips for coping with GCSE results day
Advice for students, from students, on how to cope with exam results day.
bbc
Published: 23 August 2018
ADCS chief: Cuts to early help services 'inevitable'
<img alt="ADCS chief: Cuts to early help services &#39;inevitable&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/e15629a4-9402-4a7f-8ac0-4f9a92b4018d/5/EastSussexStuartGallimore-320x198.jpg" /> <p> ADCS president Stuart Gallimore told CYP Now he has been left frustrated by a lack of action by government to address the mounting financial crisis facing children's social care. He says that local... </p>
cypn
Published: 22 August 2018
Hinds calls on Ofsted to reward good school SEND support
<img alt="Hinds calls on Ofsted to reward good school SEND support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/d2b39a73-df2f-4aeb-aaf3-5457c412aa52/2/senreforms-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Disability campaigners have raised concerns that schools are not investing enough money and resources in supporting SEND pupils, and that some are unofficially excluding pupils with special needs - known... </p>
cypn
Published: 22 August 2018
Reality Check: Are exam changes affecting what students study?
As students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland await their GCSE results, Reality Check looks at how subject choices are changing.
bbc
Published: 22 August 2018
Cricket stumps sexism in India's schools
Cricket and dance are being combined in a project challenging gender stereotypes in rural India
bbc
Published: 22 August 2018
Councils get funding to boost children's access to 'trusted adults'
<img alt="Councils get funding to boost children&#39;s access to &#39;trusted adults&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/946e391b-b985-43aa-9869-bbfac2d95daf/1/b5d99121caa034a3d746e5bea77ca0b2jpg-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Home Office said projects operating in 11 local authorities had been chosen to receive a share of the Trusted Relationship Fund, which will support early intervention work with children and young people... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 August 2018
Rise in unexplained infant deaths prompts warning over health cuts
<img alt="Rise in unexplained infant deaths prompts warning over health cuts" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8a6b75c0-4ce4-4bd4-8707-6d0bc8e2b7e1/1/babymorguefile160512-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Lullaby Trust raised its concerns following the publication of latest official figures for unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales, which showed the first rise in the death rate for three years.... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 August 2018