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Sutton Trust calls on government not to cut post-Covid funding as figures show 37% of children in poor homes had tutoringThe tuition gap between rich and poor families in England has almost disappeared thanks to the government’s pandemic recovery progr…
Three families share their struggles with finding and affording nursery places and childminders“Before I even went to my first scan, my unborn baby’s name was down on a nursery waiting list,” says Laura Williams, 31. This was her second child and it ha…
Two other studies also show there are insufficient places in half of the country’s councilsThe scale of the childcare crisis in England has been exposed by new data showing some parents face spending as much as 80% of their take-home pay on childcare w…
Tory MPs’ claims of extreme graphic lessons at England’s schools written off as ‘inflammatory rhetoric’Teaching unions have criticised a “politically motivated” review of the way sex education is taught in schools, after Conservative MPs voiced concern…
Law weakens state’s oversight of child labor and represents latest attempt in mostly Republican-led states to ease regulationsThe governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, on Tuesday signed a bill that significantly rolls back protections against c…
Families in rural towns still faced with empty shelves, purchase limitations and fewer options of infant formulaMarie Abate’s son turned six months old last Wednesday, but the joyous milestone also marked a more anxious one: half a year of worrying abo…
BCC says tackling barriers to work such as soaring childcare cost vital for a strong economy as well as equalityTwo-thirds of women with childcare responsibilities believe they have missed out on career progression as a direct result, business leaders …
Disruption relating to issues such as rules on uniforms and use of toilets has taken place at a number of schools since last weekA wave of pupil protests that has taken headteachers by surprise in schools across England and Wales has disparate causes b…
Of 33 councils polled, 18 reported a decline in the proportion of families getting their first preferenceThousands of 10 and 11-year-olds have failed to get into their first choice of secondary school as offers were made across England, but the expecte…
Support grows for expansion of free school meals to struggling families in face of rising hungerThe number of UK children in food poverty has nearly doubled in the last year to almost 4 million, new data shows, ramping up pressure on ministers to expan…