Summarize this content to 1000 words Children in care: 'Stop moving our things in bin bags'When Elliott was taken into care at 12 years old, he was told to pack all his belongings into black bin bags.A pendant given to him by his nan - who he did not know when he would see again - was lost on the way.He is not the only child in care that this
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCLouise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debateThere are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said.Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system.Some children are waiting years to find out if they qualify for support from councils, which are struggling to meet demand.MPs
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe report says there is a correlation between deprivation and exclusion ratesA new study says north-east England will continue to have the highest rate of children being excluded and suspended from schools in England.According to research by the thinktank IPPR and charity The Difference, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Newcastle are among the worst places for children missing out on education.The reports
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe start of term is around the corner for university studentsTuition fees in England would need to rise to £12,500 to meet universities' teaching costs, the vice-chancellor of King's College London has said - but asking for that would seem "clueless".Prof Shitij Kapur is one of the brains behind proposals due to be published in the coming weeks by Universities UK, which represents
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesSchools in Northern Ireland are being advised to restrict pupils from using mobile phones during the school day.Education Minister Paul Givan issued new guidance on Tuesday, which also applies to limiting use at break and lunchtimes.He said there was growing evidence that phones "distract children from learning".The restrictions "can have a positive impact on academic achievement and engagement", he added.Not legally bindingGetty Images/SolStockSome
Summarize this content to 1000 words A private school in Staffordshire has announced it will close due to “financial challenges”, ahead of the imposition of VAT on its fees.St Joseph’s Preparatory School in Stoke-on-Trent made the announcement on its website, citing “changes coming regarding independent school funding”.Labour pledged to end private schools' VAT exemption and business rate relief if it got into government.VAT at the standard rate of 20% will
Summarize this content to 1000 words The government is offering a cash incentive of £600 to those who become childminders (or £1,200 for those joining via an agency). The Department for Education does not yet have figures for the numbers who have signed up, but says childcare staffing rose by 4% across 2023 as a whole., external However, the number of childminders - those providing early years care in homes
Summarize this content to 1000 words Fiona YoungBaby Elijah, who was born in the strictest lockdown, met his grandparents for the first time online On 25 March 2020, Fiona and Ben Young drove to their local maternity unit through London’s empty streets. When they arrived, security guards sent them to the back entrance. It was day three of England's first lockdown and the front was surrounded by patients being treated
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC / Gemma LaisterMyton School was among those setting up makeshift classrooms at the start of the last school yearOne year ago, teachers, parents and pupils in England were preparing to head back to school as usual - until, for some, panic mode set in.Schools were suddenly told to close any building containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, or Raac - a dangerous type of
Summarize this content to 1000 words Jo Adnitt/BBCLeah was repeatedly restrained at her independent special schoolOne of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face.She says restraint was used so often on her there, that she once forced a screw into her toe as a plea for help.Leah, who’s
