Troubled Families programme not delivering lasting change data shows; Wilshaw to issue warning to councils on physical education; and Labour urged to drop protection for health and education budgets, all in the news today.
In a follow-up to a recent piece on new legislation that criminalises forced marriage, Coram Children's Legal Centre researcher Catrin Gosby explores its potential impact, as well as some of its limitations.
On 19 September, the High Court granted permission to a women's rights charity to challenge the lawfulness of government regulations that deprive access by many victims of domestic violence to legal aid.
Charlotte Gore, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, considers the likely impact of the government's commitment to provide advice to schools on female genital mutilation.
Council youth services spending falls by more than a third in two years; 509 former child asylum seekers deported since 2009; and doctors call for ban on smoking for anyone born after 2000, all in the news today.
In the wake of Brexit, fears about divisions in British society have highlighted the need to examine the role of schools in creating a more cohesive, integrated Britain.