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Exam league tables are stigmatising white working-class schools, head teachers say.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
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Independent research by Ceeda, billed as the first significant analysis of childcare and funding costs since the extension of free childcare last September, found a shortfall for a range of initiatives,...
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cypn
Published: 25 May 2018
Extra support for schools with pupils working below the national curriculum has been announced to help all children reach their potential.
d_f_e
Published: 24 May 2018
<img alt="BASW urges technology overhaul to free up time for children's social workers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/18e3da44-1a98-4c39-a7d3-af3d036195ae/4/TechnologyRawpixelcomAdobeStock109280132-320x198.jpg" />
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The organisation said social workers currently spend 80 per cent of their time on paperwork, and only 20 per cent with families, but hopes a range of "practical solutions" it has identified can help to...
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cypn
Published: 24 May 2018
<img alt="SEN reforms: Sharp increase in number of children refused support" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b46c7bb3-b00a-49c9-88f3-8119fab2bcc0/1/schoolluciecarlier180712-320x198.jpg" />
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In 2015 a total of 1,090 of the 29,015 children assessed by councils (3.76 per cent) were denied an education, health and care (EHC) plan after being deemed not to require one.
Latest Department for...
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cypn
Published: 24 May 2018
Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, responds to the National Audit Office (NAO) report, 'Ofsted's inspections of schools'.
ofsted
Published: 24 May 2018
A severely disabled boy, 11, says Flambards Theme Park in Cornwall is discriminating against him.
bbc
Published: 24 May 2018
<img alt="Daily roundup 24 May: Troubled Families, live-streaming, and forced marriage" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/00b642f9-3d80-43ab-9e34-72872c89aa62/2/25b6299f9d538122eeccc56a76fb1be4jpg-320x198.jpg" />
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Former Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith had "issues" with the government's flagship Troubled Families programme, he has told MPs. The BBC reports that Duncan Smith said he thought it was "a...
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cypn
Published: 24 May 2018
Entry requirements for medical degrees should be lowered for those from the worst UK schools.
bbc
Published: 24 May 2018