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When babies are taken into care they live with foster carers – sometimes a series of them – until they are adopted. Occasionally they’re fostered

The education secretary has vowed to tackle persistent pupil absences “head on”, describing it as a “key priority”. In a speech to head teachers on

The number of parents having a baby using a surrogate in England and Wales has almost quadrupled in the last 10 years, new figures show.

Secondary schools in the UK have been plunged into the centre of the row over Covid vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds, with anti-vaxxers at school gates

Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed the new education secretary for England – replacing Gavin Williamson in the Cabinet reshuffle. Mr Zahawi leaves his previous post

Social work and charity leaders have reiterated calls for an outright ban on the use of unregulated supported accommodation for all children a week before

Self-isolation should be brought back for children if Covid cases rise in schools, a teaching union has said. Read the full article in the Telegraph

About 800,000 children are bullied each year – but research suggests schools can do something about it. Schools can effectively tackle bullying by teaching pupils skills such as anger management,

GCSE students have received another set of record grades, in the second year of Covid disruption to exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Top