Care companies are insisting on unnecessary and expensive support packages for vulnerable children to boost their profits, a council leader has claimed. Barry Lewis, the
Fines for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across England from September. The minimum fine will increase from £60 to £80
Schools in England have been given new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day. The government said the move
The CST recorded 325 incidents in the schools sector in 2023, an increase of 232% on the year before. The vast majority of incidents, 70%,
Urgent inspections launched after ceiling collapse at primary caused by crumbly concrete that isn’t RAAC. Read the full article in School Week here.
Pressure on school budgets from rising energy bills and staff costs drove almost half of multi-academy trusts into deficit last year, according to a financial
A pilot scheme to allow journalists and legal bloggers to report cases from three family courts in England and Wales is to be extended to
New figures show the average length of public law supervision proceedings was 46 weeks and 61 weeks for private law. Read the full article in
Pupils at schools in England that are partially closed because of dangerous concrete will not get extra help in their exams, the government has said.
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