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DfE 'misguided and shortsighted' on children's services spending
<img alt="DfE &#39;misguided and shortsighted&#39; on children&#39;s services spending" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4f080e32-33f6-406e-b246-a5499907de54/3/Capture-320x198.png" /> <p> Despite concerns among local authorities that the ongoing squeeze on budgets is placing increasing pressure on frontline services, the DfE's position in recent years has been that there is no evidence... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 June 2018
Press release: Free childcare to be extended to foster carers for the first time
Foster carers to receive the 30 hours free childcare offer for children in their care for the first time from September 2018.
d_f_e
Published: 21 June 2018
Daily roundup 21 June: Zombie knives, 30 hours childcare, and forced marriage
<img alt="Daily roundup 21 June: Zombie knives, 30 hours childcare, and forced marriage" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ca32fc08-73e2-4e09-ad1f-a47244b4cfc1/3/ka4vunjdbkrcv6pgxpa6-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Zombie knives, knuckle dusters, and other dangerous weapons will be made illegal both in public and private as part of government efforts to make it harder for young people to buy knives. The Home Office... </p>
cypn
Published: 21 June 2018
Ofsted chief inspector backs ban on phones in schools
Amanda Spielman also says she supports punishments such as lines, litter-picking and detention.
bbc
Published: 21 June 2018
Where can UK students study for free?
UK undergraduate students do not pay any tuition fees in 10 EU countries and Norway.
bbc
Published: 21 June 2018
'Should I stay or should I go now?'
EU staff and their families at UK universities face big decisions about staying after Brexit.
bbc
Published: 21 June 2018
Too many firsts risk universities' credibility, says think tank
The number of firsts given to students at degree level rose by 26% since 2010, Reform think tank says.
bbc
Published: 21 June 2018
Algeria turns off internet for high school exams
Both mobile and fixed internet lines were shut off for two hours nationwide during key school tests.
bbc
Published: 20 June 2018
Think-tank urges fast-track graduate scheme for school mental health specialists
<img alt="Think-tank urges fast-track graduate scheme for school mental health specialists" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/6d8ec0f9-f1a0-4cf4-ab8f-8c6f83aa9e2c/2/mentalhealthtreatment-320x198.jpg" /> <p> As part of a range of measures to address concerns about mental health problems among pupils, the education think-tank LKMco is calling for a new school-based mental health development programme to be... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 June 2018