More than 55,000 children have been moved out of school - and in a small number of schools with very high rates, the equivalent of an entire classroom of pupils have left in this way over five years, between...
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The joint House of Commons and House of Lords human rights committee says the practices cause physical distress and psychological harm that can have a lasting impact on young people's lives.
The use...
Action for Children has already begun introducing the technology to its fostering services in England and some residential services in Wales.
The Mind of My Own app aims to encourage children to share...
The End Child Imprisonment campaign - formed by a group of charities - is proposing a radical rethink of youth sentencing, with the secure estate used only for those who present a risk to others or themselves....
The poll of more than 8,670 teachers, school leaders and support staff found that 83 per cent had seen the issue worsen over the last two years. The National Education Union (NEU), which carried out...
The Department for Education will fund the scheme, which builds on a commitment announced by the Treasury in March to offer free sanitary products to all female secondary school pupils from September....
Among those to successfully bid for funding through the DWP's £2.2m Reducing Parental Conflict Challenge Fund, is a Relate scheme to support families when prisoners are released.
The charity has been...
Tower Hamlets children's services was handed Ofsted's lowest rating in April 2017 after inspectors found that children were being left in abusive situations for too long.
But during a monitoring visit...
There were 16,740 conceptions to women aged under 18 years in 2017, compared with 18,086 in 2016 - a 7.4 per cent decrease.
This is a 61.1 per cent decrease on figures 10 years ago, when 42,988 conceptions...
There were 16,740 conceptions to women aged under 18 years in 2017, compared with 18,086 in 2016 - a 7.4 per cent decrease.
This is a 61.1 per cent decrease on figures 10 years ago, when 42,988 conceptions...