by Sam | 18 Aug 2014 | Children and Families, General Election 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron will today commit to put family life at the heart of policy, setting out new measures to help families. Cameron is set to pull on the heartstrings of voters, saying: “For me, nothing matters more than family. It’s at the centre of my life...
by Sam | 13 Aug 2014 | Children and Families, Local Government
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that services for children and young people with mental health problems need a complete overhaul. The LGA said the current “fragmented” system means children are forced to navigate a myriad of different mental health...
by Sam | 8 Aug 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
“British values”… nobody really knows what that means and nobody will ever agree what it should mean – and I personally don’t believe it should be the Government’s job to decide it, but there is a general consensus on what it...
by Sam | 16 Jul 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Ofsted published a report today revealing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers is closing in some parts of the country, but warned other parts were improving too slowly. The report is the third in a series of updates on the progress schools...
by Sam | 20 Jun 2014 | Children and Families
This week, the Education Select Committee published its report Underachievement of White Working Class Children. Chair of the Education Committee, Graham Stuart said “Poor white British children now come out of our schools with worse qualifications than equally poor...
