A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said...
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School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns
The education system is blighted by “greater competition between individual schools” which is “coming at the expense of inclusion”, a new paper by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is warning...
Childcare: £400m to expand free scheme in England
The government is to invest £400m in its plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England from April. The Department for Education (DfE) has also announced an increase in funding rates for nursery places...
Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents
Headteachers in England have described a culture of non-compliance among pupils, as talks were held to try to avert further strikes at a school in Kent where staff walked out over student behaviour. Read the full...
Youth custody
HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published a report examining youth custody in England and Wales. The report looks at the experiences of 12- to 18-year-olds in custody through surveys and independent reviews of progress...
The Equality Trust – Cost of Inequality 2023
Over the last few decades, the UK’s inequality has increased rapidly. We’re all familiar with the headlines – record profits and CEO pay, billionaire wealth spiralling out of control, luxury developments in...
Majority of children in custody have been in care, report finds
Two-thirds of children in custody have been in local authority care, a new report finds, prompting calls for an improvement in relationships between children and staff to create a “stable environment” for young people...
Powering Up Sports Leaders – Leicestershire Cares
The Powering Up project has delivered a weekly football session since the summer of 2022. The aim of this session was to use football as a vehicle to engage young people from a range of communities including those who...
Joining Up Joining In – Councillor Deborah Taylor and Leicestershire Cares
During the summer Leicestershire Cares started a piece of research across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland exploring people views and opinions on protecting those of care experience under the Equality Act 2010...
Children and violence
The Youth Endowment Fund has published a report on children’s experiences of violence in England and Wales which includes a survey of over 7,500 teenagers. Findings include: 47% of teens had been a victim or witness of...
