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Speech delivered by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at an event to launch the Children's Commissioner's Children's Plan in London.
Starting in the autumn of 2025, inspections will consider local areas’ multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
How the School-based Nursery Capital Grant accelerated one infant school’s plan to expand its provision to support local demand and improve transitions into reception.
How a primary academy and an infant school each worked with a private, voluntary and independent (PVI) provider to reap the benefits of their mutual expertise.
How two primary schools, each with a supportive governing body and local authority, used the School-based Nursery Capital Grant to create early years places.
Working parents will have their lives made easier as government opens 300 new or expanded nurseries on school grounds.
The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s due to negative impacts on children's physical and mental health.
The government has delivered its pledge to fund childcare for 30 hours a week – saving parents £7,500 a year per child, and putting more money in their pockets.
A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS from January.
Working parents set to save £7,500 a year as government will cover 30 hours of childcare next month, setting kids up to achieve more in school.
Parents and carers across England will be able to shop for healthier food for their children with new guidelines.
Extend your Child Benefit claim online to ensure payments continue in September.
Baroness Amos has been selected to lead the independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care to drive urgent improvements to care and safety.
Parents urged to be aware of everyday items that pose serious risks when swallowed by young children.
Extra £18 million injected into councils in England to roll out children’s social care reforms that prioritise earlier intervention.
HMRC encourages parents to register for Tax-Free Childcare to help towards the cost of their childcare bills.
Thousands of mothers and babies will benefit from extended support to breastfeeding services this year.
New wave of “Do Something Big” campaign launches to encourage more men to join the early years workforce.
In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.
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