In a letter to children’s minister Vicky Ford, the Children’s Rights Alliance for England questions the independence of the board selected to appoint a replacement for Anne Longfield, due to be announced in...

It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself. Read the full article...

There is a lack of evidence that schemes including the Soft Drinks Industry Levy and reducing calories in food will work to improve childhood obesity, a new report by the National Audit Office states. It also...

Three local authorities have proposed multi-million pound cuts to children’s services budgets due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Documents published by Luton and Oxfordshire councils show...

What a time to announce it, just as evidence grows that children are under extreme stress as they return to school next week. Suffolk county council – with 50 out of 75 councillors Tory since time immemorial –...