More than one million children living in poverty across the UK are missing out on free school meals due to eligibility criteria, a report warns. The research from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Covid Realities shows that 36 per cent of all...
School spending still below 2009 levels with deprived areas worst hit, IFS warns
Spending per pupil is forecast to be one to two per cent lower than 2009/10 levels by 2022/23, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns, despite the government ploughing £7bn into education to aid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the extra...
The crisis in social care is particularly cruel for the young people who need it
Rachel sleeps in a chair when she can’t get into bed. She used to have a team of care workers to help her move, cook and clean, but as government cuts came in throughout the 2010s they have all been axed. Elli walks with a cane, but since her care...
GCSE attainment gap widens for disadvantaged pupils and students with SEND
The attainment gap between both pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their peers has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis of GCSE results shows. As teacher...
Thousands of pupils ‘easy prey for gangs’ when schools reopen
Ministers are completely unprepared to deal with the sharp rise in exclusions, and the subsequent exploitation of thousands of children, that could happen when schools reopen next month, the former children’s commissioner has said. Read the full...
Migrant women and babies held in shocking conditions, MPs find
Women with babies and very young children were among 56 migrants held in a cramped room covered with thin mattresses at a unit in Dover, MPs say. Members of the home affairs committee have expressed their shock and serious concern after observing...
