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Ofsted calls for action on assessments at 'inadequate' council
<img alt="Ofsted calls for action on assessments at &#39;inadequate&#39; council" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8956e20b-c159-47a3-b6af-ab777ba819ee/4/towerhamletsshutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Ofsted's latest monitoring visit of Tower Hamlets children's services, which it rated as "inadequate" last year, found that in June 160 children did not have an updated assessment - representing more than... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 September 2018
Care applications fall 5.7 per cent over two years
<img alt="Care applications fall 5.7 per cent over two years" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7229d5f2-1eea-4932-8b2f-9cfe0ef433f3/2/cafcasspetercraneposedbymodels-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Figures published by Cafcass show that in August 2018, Cafcass received a total of 1,179 new care applications. This figure is 5.1 per cent lower than August 2017. So far in the first five months of... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 September 2018
Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told
<img alt="Gypsy children suffering racism in schools, MPs told" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/15202236-5497-40b9-a510-def588ade4f6/2/travellerstomcampbell-320x198.jpg" /> <p> At a women and equalities select committee hearing on educational inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities, MPs heard that poor attendance was the key reason for the low educational... </p>
cypn
Published: 13 September 2018
News story: Minister commits to transnational partnership
Sam Gyimah announces funding to boost UK-US international exchange programme
d_f_e
Published: 13 September 2018
Mental health services 'let down children'
The Scottish government admits there are "unacceptable" problems with mental health services for the country's young people.
bbc
Published: 13 September 2018
Broke council
What's it like to be a family with extra needs in the hands of a council with no spare cash?
bbc
Published: 13 September 2018
Mothers want action over sexual assaults at school
Two mothers whose children were attacked at school are calling for changes to prevent similar assaults
bbc
Published: 13 September 2018
Gypsy pupils experience bullying and racism, MPs told
Poor school attendance is the main barrier to Gypsy, Roma and traveller children doing well, MPs are told.
bbc
Published: 12 September 2018
Four in 10 providers see fall in profits due to 30 hours childcare initiative
<img alt="Four in 10 providers see fall in profits due to 30 hours childcare initiative" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b4db5f07-addd-4e1d-984a-7b94caaaab1f/2/preschoollearningalliance-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Research conducted for the Department for Education by Frontier Economics and the University of East London found that among more than 1,700 providers across 12 local authority areas, 39 per cent had experienced... </p>
cypn
Published: 12 September 2018