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Calls to the NSPCC about children witnessing the most serious forms of domestic abuse have jumped 25% in a year, the charity has warned. The

The number of children who are home-educated in England has gone up almost 13% in the last year, amid concern that many parents are unable

Pupils have said that schools are failing them over climate change, with Joe, 17, a founding member of Teach the Future, saying schools need to

Councils had to overspend by £3 billion over 5 years The Local Government Authority (LGA) has released analysis on council spending and called for the

Minimum standards to be introduced for unregulated accommodation Putting children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will become illegal if new plans announced

The government intends to back a bill from a Labour MP designed to cut the cost of school uniforms in England. The legislation, drafted by

Young carers spend an average of 25 hours a week looking after loved ones, new research suggests. Their unpaid work is the equivalent of £12,000

One in four 11 to 15-year-olds in England have too little sleep, a World Health Organization study suggests. Read more in BBC News. 

More than 80 per cent of children in England who were in care during school years between the ages of five and 16 also received