Make media literacy a curriculum cornerstone, government urged

Some 70 organisations including children’s charities The Children’s Society, Barnardo’s and Action for Children have joined teachers’ union NASUWT in calling for funded training and resources to help...

Disadvantaged students have higher rates of mental health problems, study finds

More than one in three economically disadvantaged Year 8 students have a probable mental health condition, according to initial findings from a ground-breaking study to chart children’s wellbeing post the...

Long-term fund to tackle causes of child poverty

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund will support projects that reduce the short or long-term effects of poverty on the life chances and outcomes for children. The Better Futures Fund (BFF) aims...

News