On 7 August 2025, the Department for Education released figures around attendance and absence for the last year. Read the full article on Family Law
Each year, more than one million youngsters sit exams that often shape their career paths. But how does an exam paper turn into a grade?
A group of parents who claimed their children’s school had breached their human rights by repeatedly placing them in isolation have lost a High Court
Nearly 100 unregistered alternative providers that educate more than 1,000 children could be operating as illegal schools, a new investigation has found Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel
Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit Read the full article in the Guardian here.
Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Read
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One in four pupils in England “disengage” when they move up to secondary school, with enjoyment, trust and a sense of feeling safe declining sharply,