Modern slavery gang masters beat workers “just for fun”, one victim has told the BBC. Tania was part of a crew of agricultural workers ferried across farms in England. She says they were paid 30p per day...
Lack of school readiness by reception linked to persistent absenteeism, say researchers
Children who are not classed as “school ready” by the time they start reception are more likely to be persistently absent in later years, research finds. Read the full article on this link to Children &...
High-achieving disadvantaged five-year-olds fall behind peers by age 14, study warns
Children who are classed as high achieving at the age of five, but from less affluent backgrounds, are less likely to achieve the highest grades at GCSE compared with their wealthier peers, new research has found. The...
Stop and search
Runnymede Trust has published a briefing which analyses Home Office data on police strip searches in England and Wales and discusses racialised harm caused by strip searches. Findings from the report include that Black...
Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns
Sir James Munby says measure reflects government’s ‘shocking moral failure’ to help those in England and Wales with complex needs. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new...
Children with SEND ‘at higher risk of exclusion’
Levels of young people excluded from school increased in the last school year, with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) disproportionately affected, latest Department for Education figures...
