Charities issue safety advice following the death of a girl who was cyberbullied; a mother has been fined for her son missing school to receive cancer treatment; and child epilepsy surgery unit could close, all in the news today.
Doctors sending children long distances to get mental health treatment; independent review to investigate life for children in Birmingham; and Savile victim numbers grow to more than 500 research shows, all in the news today.
Education support staff, such as teaching assistants, mental health workers and special educational needs co-ordinators (Sencos) have faced a number of challenges in 2023, including increased demand for support.
Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.
School pupils miss out on eight weeks of education due to being hungry finds study; parents "scared" of talking to their children about mental health; and early years groups discuss ways to improve Ofsted, all in the news today.
GP funding drops under coalition, research suggests; Ofsted chief calls for more help from private schools; and new resources developed for hospital child protection work, all in the news today.
The core principles of Montessori and Steiner schools, praised by Michael Gove during his time as shadow education secretary, are under threat from a diploma set to be introduced next January.
Researchers find ADHD link with low income and single parent families; Just one in five trainee primary school teachers are men; and a work focused social enterprise in Leeds gets £1m, all in the news today.
DfE officials warn Gove greater school intervention powers are needed; plight of vulnerable children at transport hubs is raised; and survey reveals drop in outdoor play, all in the news today.
The government is to raise the pupil premium among primary school reforms, a government international comparison of childcare places the UK fourth, and almost three quarters of Neet young people cannot access apprenticeships.
Lord Baker unveils career colleges plans; extra funds for Welsh free childcare scheme; and social mobility tsar fears for children's future prospects, all in the news today.
Children unfairly excluded from schools, campaigners say the Budget failed disadvantaged children, and DfE consults on early years teacher standards, all in the news today.
Doncaster's children's trust close to launch; £5.8m of extra children's services funds approved in Bucks; and attending nursery gives children advantage in later life, all in the news today.
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Investigation launched into high levels of children absconding from care in Kent, £1,500 bursaries for early years apprentices, and schools spending will be protected says Chancellor, all in the news today.