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Ministers strike a deal of almost £2bn with councils to fund a flagship policy to boost free childcare.
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Published: 27 April 2018
Funding to raise education standards among bright disadvantaged young people.
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Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/3ecdfff0-7f27-4057-bd8e-6c592855e41a/1/9b2f7fdd90c03e514c4b53774652446egif-320x198.gif" />
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The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) found that 24 per cent of 425 providers surveyed believe that the offer is displacing more disadvantaged three and four year olds who are only entitled...
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cypn
Published: 27 April 2018
Julian Barrett, who has been banned from teaching, watched sexually explicit footage regularly
bbc
Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/ea3bcdf8-32af-4022-bb60-11a62d10611e/2/counselling001beckynixoncopy-320x198.jpg" />
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The DfE said that despite recruitment for training courses being high and attrition rates being low, it knows that "many local authorities experience difficulties recruiting sufficient educational psychologists...
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cypn
Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Daily roundup 27 April: Mental health; county lines, and criminal responsibility" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/40f44276-80ce-468e-9442-2653cc478088/1/mentalhealthshutterstock-320x198.jpg" />
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Almost one in five children could be at risk of mental health issues later in life, according to research. The Independent reports that nearly a fifth (19 per cent) of young people show signs of low self-worth...
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cypn
Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Charity to launch £5m family justice research centre" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/8de0cb90-13b7-4078-8808-04ad10511e88/2/familycourtbentallon-320x198.jpg" />
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The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, which is backed with £5m from the Nuffield Foundation charity, is expected to open in spring 2019.
The observatory will gather, summarise and share evidence...
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cypn
Published: 27 April 2018
<img alt="Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/04c9c057-86e3-47e2-8236-d7fd76b32268/3/domesticviolencedimitrimashutterstockcom-320x198.jpg" />
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The reducing parental conflict programme was first proposed in a Department for Work and Pensions policy document on improving support for unemployed families in April 2017.
This stated that better...
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cypn
Published: 27 April 2018
A new National Schools Commissioner is to be appointed following the excellent work of Sir David Carter, who is to retire from the civil service.
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Published: 27 April 2018