by Chris Rogers | 2 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
It has been suggested that schools are missing out on millions of pounds of funding set aside for poor pupils because families are failing to claim free lunches. Research published by the Department for Education shows that 161,400 children eligible for free school...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
The Government have announced that visitors and migrants who use NHS accident and emergency services in England are to be charged. The move is part of an extension of the NHS charging strategy intended to deter so-called health tourists while trying to recoup up to...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government have launched new online maps to help match some of the 6,000 children in need of a home. Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson said there had been “promising progress” to improve adoption rates, but significantly more needed to be...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
The Government has launched a new public health campaign in England calling on families to make simple foods swaps such as switching to diet drinks. People who sign up to the Smart Swaps campaign will receive money-off vouchers towards their groceries. Mail...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Third Sector
The Prince’s Trust has claimed that as many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel that they have nothing to live for. The charity says almost a third of long-term unemployed young people have contemplated taking their own lives. It calls for...
