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Obesity in schools: Parents 'must not abdicate duties'
Teachers should not have to tackle obesity or toilet training, England's chief inspector of schools will say.
bbc
Published: 2 December 2018
Are teachers the key to their pupils’ mental health?
Why dozens of schools are giving students lessons in mindfulness to improve behaviour and health.
bbc
Published: 1 December 2018
Fears of 'childcare staffing crisis' amid steep drop in trainee early years teachers
<img alt="Fears of &#39;childcare staffing crisis&#39; amid steep drop in trainee early years teachers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6fe48909-3f23-4891-b830-f7ab97e3527f/2/PictureMagdaRikitaSavetheChildren-320x198.png" /> <p> Teacher training figures published by the Department for Education show there were 365 new entrants to an early years teacher training course in the 2018/2019 academic year. This is 185 fewer than in... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
Ormiston Rivers Academy boy 'stole pupils' data from school laptop'
He shared personal information of several Year 11 students among fellow pupils.
bbc
Published: 30 November 2018
DfE orders review of Northamptonshire children's services amid plans to split council
<img alt="DfE orders review of Northamptonshire children&#39;s services amid plans to split council" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/dcbf2510-e1e6-4bb4-a409-478774fc3c04/1/northamptonshirecountycouncil-320x198.png" /> <p> The commissioner has been named as Malcolm Newsam, who has previously been drafted in as commissioner to help improve children's services in Rotherham and Sandwell. His appointment follows a highly critical... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
Children's services experience major increase in FGM cases
<img alt="Children&#39;s services experience major increase in FGM cases" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/981df578-f7e3-49da-ac9c-0707fea9d97f/3/LeethenBartholomewpictureBarnardos-320x198.png" /> <p> Analysis of Department for Education data by the National FGM Centre shows that FGM was a feature in 1,960 social work assessments by councils in 2017/18, compared with 970 cases the previous year. ... </p>
cypn
Published: 30 November 2018
School uniform 'should be gender neutral' in Wales
Schools should not dictate what clothing is for "girls" and "boys", according to proposed new guidance.
bbc
Published: 29 November 2018
Majority of struggling parents 'put off work' due to childcare costs
<img alt="Majority of struggling parents &#39;put off work&#39; due to childcare costs" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7b6e61b9-7558-48f9-b41b-c91f1f6b05fa/3/ofstedchildcarecreditndna-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The Centre for Social Justice and Save the Children study found that 57 per cent of low-income parents said they would be put off working or working additional hours because of the associated costs of... </p>
cypn
Published: 29 November 2018
Local economics and children's services standards 'central to lower care rates'
<img alt="Local economics and children&#39;s services standards &#39;central to lower care rates&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b1f47cce-dc61-48b7-8442-04dd737a9e2b/1/picturemorguefile-320x198.png" /> <p> Research conducted for the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care found that while 60 per cent of local authorities saw an average rise in the rate of looked-after children between 2012 and 2017,... </p>
cypn
Published: 29 November 2018