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Offering places by proximity results in selection of pupils from more affluent households, say researchersDisadvantaged children are suffering “geographic exclusion” from England’s best state schools because they cannot afford to live near those with t…
Lib Dems say levelling-up secretary is ‘living in a different century’ with the proposalMichael Gove has suggested that parents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped.Gove has argued su…
Vaccine status of more than 400 children near Bilbao investigated amid concerns about anti-vaxxer nurseDozens of families in Spain’s Basque Country have taken legal action after a nurse was accused of faking the administration of routine child vaccinat…
Take It Down allows anyone to anonymously generate a digital fingerprint of the image they want deleted, without uploading it“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens s…
Research on justice and support systems says current approach creates further trauma, resulting in lifelong consequencesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s First Nations children experiencing domestic a…
Now illegal for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry or enter a civil partnership, even with parental consentCampaigners have hailed a new law raising the legal age of marriage in England and Wales as a significant milestone in child protection.The Marriage a…
Conclusions from long-term survey in Sweden come days after 10th anniversary of Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death in LondonReducing air pollution could improve lung function development in children and cut the numbers of young people with significant pulmonary…
Pen Green, a leader in wraparound care, says it will shut if Tory council goes ahead with £800,000 of cutsA trailblazing children’s centre in one of the UK’s poorest towns that inspired the creation of Sure Start is facing closure because of local coun…
Charity says police recording has improved but online grooming has risen and tech firms are failing to actPolice have recorded a surge in child abuse image offences in the UK, with more than 30,000 reported in the most recent year, according to a repor…
England’s chief medical officer voices concern as vape use among 11- to 17-year-olds doubles in two yearsChildren are being targeted with “appalling” and “utterly unacceptable” marketing of vapes, England’s chief medical officer has said as he called f…