by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Some children with special educational needs are being left without education for significant periods, a local government ombudsman report says. The watchdog’s report highlights cases of pupils unlawfully excluded from school and denied specialist support....
by Chris Rogers | 4 Mar 2014 | Children and Families
The Family and Childcare Trust has published a report that says a family with two children will spend over £7,500 each year on childcare, compared to just over £7,200 on their homes, provoking the headline that “the cost of childcare is now more than mortgage...
by Chris Rogers | 28 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
A report by the National Children’s Bureau has found that mixed race children and young people face increased risk to their mental health. Its research highlights that children from mixed race backgrounds struggle to develop an identity, suffer from poor self-esteem...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
In its response a consultation on childcare regulation, the Government has said it plans to scrap the existing 1:8 staff-to-child ratio for children aged five to seven, as well as a requirement for a qualified childcare manager to be present. Instead, the Department...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Early years provision is both the first and final frontier of education policy, the first chronologically but the final theoretically as, quite understandably, no Government has felt the State should mandate a defined path that all young children should follow as it...
