Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England

Hundreds of extremely vulnerable school-age children in England are being sent to illegal, unregulated homes every year because of a chronic shortage of places in secure local authority units.

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The majority of children excluded in primary school don’t pass their GCSEs in English and Maths, according to new research. The charity Chance UK looked

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Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England

Rule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution

Michaela school wins High Court battle over prayer ban

Children excluded in primary school less likely to pass GCSEs, new research warns

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