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Councils are best when it comes to boosting the inspection grades of inadequate schools, analysis of official figures suggests. Researchers looked at how much schools rated

The next family law chief could produce general guidance to help manage separated parents’ expectations about child contact if he receives widespread backing from other

Children from poorer backgrounds in England are increasingly likely to miss out on learning a foreign language, suggests a report. Some teachers blame new tougher

A judge has strongly reprimanded a London borough that failed to provide crucial information ahead of a judicial review into accommodation arrangements for ‘K’, a

At 31 March 2018, there were 255 places approved for use in secure children’s homes in England and Wales and 254 in the previous three

This year’s Stability Index, published by Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, shows that many children in care are receiving stable and consistent care but

The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has called for the creation of “a one-stop shop in an enhanced re-vamped family court capable

A senior judge has ordered lawyers to stop undermining the family court’s powers by ‘rushing off to the High Court at the first sign of

More than 20,000 children in rural England have lost access to free school transport, say local authorities. The County Councils Network says budget shortages mean