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Charity urges financial boost for kinship arrangements outside the care system, after finding prospect of losing support is deterring carers from opting for permanence for
Schools in England will no longer receive Ofsted single headline grades, also known as single word judgements, from today. This is the first step towards delivering a
Results show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland drops Read the full article in the Guardian
Concerns about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, according to the NSPCC. Read the full article on Sky News here.
Read the full article in Schools Week here.
Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23 Read the full article in the Guardian here.
Newly released family legal aid data has prompted a fresh reminder of new rules that could see judges impose costs orders on parties unwilling to
A range of bodies from the Family Law and wider Family Policy area have responded to Labour’s victory in the General Election. Read the full
Bridget Phillipson has been appointed as education secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s first Labour cabinet. Read the full article in Schools Week here.
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