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The “unwritten agreement” between parents and schools in England has broken since the Covid crisis, according to Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, with pupil absences remaining
Almost one-third of council funding is being spent on children’s social care, new analysis has revealed; with rising need putting local authorities at risk of filing for bankruptcy. Thousands
All children deserve a safe and loving home. But far too many are “treated like adults” under the current system, the children’s commissioner has warned
The Education Secretary is writing today, 24 October, to all schools in England to make clear that they can and should share relationships, sex and health
Education in England is in danger of being reduced to a “barebones, boilerplate model”, headteachers have said, after an embarrassing £370m government bungle forced them to plan
In England and Wales, children start school the September after their fourth birthday. Applications for September 2024 are open for school places in England from September 2023
Parents and carers in England have until 31 October to select the school where they want their child to start Year 7 in September 2024. Read the full
This page provides information about when a child can be excluded and the obligations of the school to review an exclusion and the right to
This how to guide explains the steps that you can take to become a Special Guardian for a child as well as how to discharge
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