New head of OFSTED Amanda Spielman has come under criticism from the Government for labelling its Grammar schools policy a "distraction" and a “complication”.
The Children and Social Work Bill, which would allow councils to opt out of key legal duties to children, is being debated in the House of Commons today.
The Scottish government is under pressure to make sex education compulsory in Catholic schools amid concerns about the impact online pornography is having on children in Scotland.
Theresa May is expected to announce that secondary schools in Britain will be offered training on how to identify and help children who are suffering mental health issues.
Children’s commissioner Anne Longfield has called for a digital citizenship programme in every school, warning that children are being ‘left to fend for themselves in the digital world’.
School funding cuts will be worse than expected and children from ‘just about managing’ families (JAMs) will be hit hardest, according to NUT and the ATL.
