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Daily roundup 25 May: Active families, period poverty, and smoking ban
<img alt="Daily roundup 25 May: Active families, period poverty, and smoking ban" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/34ec80b3-ebd7-4c45-af56-c1701dcd917d/4/pictureStreetGames-320x198.png" /> <p> A total of 22 organisations across the country will receive investment from a £40m National Lottery funding pot from Sport England to help families get active together. The organisations will put on a... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 May 2018
Poor broadband means Conwy valley girl does homework in lay-by
A 12-year-old is so frustrated by no broadband - she has to do homework in the car a mile from home.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
Poor broadband forces girl to do homework in lay-by
A 12-year-old is so frustrated by no broadband - she has to do homework in the car a mile from home.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
League tables changes ‘toxic’ for poor white schools
Exam league tables are stigmatising white working-class schools, head teachers say.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
DfE to scrap attainment targets for SEND pupils
<img alt="DfE to scrap attainment targets for SEND pupils " src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b85b6913-2e1b-4d35-8d91-038f2c77da3c/3/NickGibb-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The introduction of "pre-key stage standards" from September aims to make it easier for children with SEND to make the transition onto the national curriculum. Pupils working below the national curriculum,... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 May 2018
Brightlingsea parents consider removing children from school
One parent said his daughter had experienced "nothing but trouble" since joining the school.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
Brightlingsea parents consider removing children from school
One parent said his daughter had experienced "nothing but trouble" since joining the school.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
Poor white schools 'destroyed' by rankings
Exam league tables are stigmatising white working-class schools, head teachers say.
bbc
Published: 25 May 2018
Early years providers 'face £500m childcare funding shortfall'
<img alt="Early years providers &#39;face £500m childcare funding shortfall&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/4c54741c-e715-452a-8a89-30532e8c08a4/1/meninchildcaredavidstephens-320x198.JPG" /> <p> 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,... </p>
cypn
Published: 25 May 2018