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Learning about the trenches
The trenches and a 'battlefield' were made for students in the Highlands, but are to be opened up to other schools.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
Learning about the trenches
The trenches and a 'battlefield' were made for students in the Highlands, but are to be opened up to other schools.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
Exams: How do the new 9-1 GCSE grades work?
As teenagers face this year's GCSEs, we explain the new 9-1 grading structure in England.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
How physics gender gap starts in the classroom
Some progress has been made in encouraging girls to study A-level physics, but not enough, says report.
bbc
Published: 17 May 2018
News story: Schools to get expert advice from leading business advisers
School Systems Minister Lord Agnew announces expert business advice for schools to help them make every penny of education funding count.
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Published: 17 May 2018
What Works Centre seeks 'pioneer councils' to develop social care best practice
<img alt="What Works Centre seeks &#39;pioneer councils&#39; to develop social care best practice" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/93e7364d-bfe7-446f-a46f-3d02f6b98154/1/childandmothershutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, which has been backed with £20m in government funding, has issued the call ahead of its official launch, which is expected to take place in 2020. The... </p>
cypn
Published: 16 May 2018
Watch ban imposed at GCSE and A-level exams
The move is designed to prevent cheating via smartwatches designed to look like standard timepieces.
bbc
Published: 16 May 2018
Children still at risk at inadequate council, Ofsted finds
<img alt="Children still at risk at inadequate council, Ofsted finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a42e612a-d631-4eca-8b30-085452fb169e/3/ScreenShot20180516at124258-320x198.png" /> <p> A re-inspection of children's services at Surrey County Council, where serious concerns about how child sexual exploitation is dealt with were raised following a visit in 2014, concluded that leaders had... </p>
cypn
Published: 16 May 2018
Care improves life for two thirds of children, study finds
<img alt="Care improves life for two thirds of children, study finds" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1c004053-eaca-44b9-9e1b-d61c28dc014d/4/Careandadoptionnastia1983AdobeStock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> A study of children subject to a care order across five local authority areas tracked how their outcomes changed over a number of years. It found that in 71 per cent of cases, being taken into care... </p>
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Published: 16 May 2018