by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy
It’s been reported that the Government will later this week announce new measures to combat child poverty. Among the proposals under consideration are action to reduce energy and water bills and an extension to the free school meals programme. It is understood that...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
New guidance produced by the National Association of Head Teachers and the charity Family Action has encouraged parents to use everyday chores to teach children basic skills amid concerns that many families fail to encourage their sons and daughters to think outside...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Stewart Segal, the CEO of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, has warned the Government that the planned reforms to apprenticeships could “endanger the success and hard won credibility” of current programmes. Stewart Segal said he wanted to see...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Researchers have found that children who have repeatedly changed schools may be likelier to develop psychotic-like symptoms as young teenagers. In a study of 6,448 children by scientists led by Prof Swaran Singh, at the University of Warwick, kids who had moved...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour’s administration in Wales of a “betrayal of patients” after it was claimed that warnings about high death rates in six hospitals had been ignored. Labour MP Ann Clwyd initially raised concerns with the...
