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Education of disadvantaged children

Widening participation, funding for children in deprived areas. Improving attainment in schools for looked-after children.

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Services

• MOD support fund for schools with service children: grant application pack

  Grant for UK maintained schools with service children of frequently moved or deployed parents.

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Guidance and regulation

• If your child is taken into care

  What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass

  Guide

• Designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children

  Statutory guidance

  26 February 2018

  Department for Education

• Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children

  Statutory guidance

  26 February 2018

  Department for Education

• Early years social mobility peer review programme
  • Guidance
  • 30 April 2018
  • Department for Education
• 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme for academic year 2018 to 2019
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 March 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency

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News and communications

Multimillion investment in early years education and boost social mobility

1 August 2018

Department for Education

News story

1. Education Secretary sets vision for boosting social mobility
   • 31 July 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Speech
2. Free holiday activities and meals for disadvantaged families
   • 27 July 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story
3. £1million to improve life skills for young people in Doncaster
   • 23 July 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story
4. UK aid supports disability inclusion at disability event in Freetown
   • 20 July 2018
   • World news story

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Policy and engagement

• Analysing family circumstances and education 2 June 2017

  Department for Education

  Closed consultation

  Date closed 31 July 2017

• Social mobility and opportunity areas
  • 6 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• The future of the Social Mobility Commission
  • 23 May 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Review of Children in Need
  • 16 March 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Improving social mobility through education
  • 14 December 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency

• Secondary school choice and selection: national preferences data
  • 9 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• School culture and practice: supporting disadvantaged pupils
  • 8 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Academic performance of disadvantaged pupils in and out of London
  • 8 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Absence rates by gender, age and free school meal status
  • 15 March 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Race Disparity Audit
  • 6 March 2018
  • Cabinet Office, Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, and Race Disparity Unit
  • Research

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Department for Work & Pensions
3. Department of Health & Social Care
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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1. Cabinet Office
2. Education & Skills Funding Agency
3. Ministry of Justice
4. Race Disparity Unit
5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
6. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
7. HM Treasury
8. Social Mobility Commission

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