Hundreds of Liverpool City Region residents are set to benefit from free training in the digital skills needed by local employers.
Adults in England without an A-level or equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course.
A comprehensive recovery package is needed to tackle rising tide of childhood vulnerability caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Labour’s Tulip Siddiq has accused the government of serial incompetence in delivering childcare support to working families.
The government has announced a new million-pound programme to get more students physically active in time for Bike to School Week.
Councils are warning that remoter rural areas could be impacted the most by childcare closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The IFS is warning that schools serving more deprived pupils face major challenges over the next few years.
A programme aimed at increasing the pool of future Directors of Children’s Services has been launched, supported by the Department for Education.
A new campaign has been launched highlighting how public services cannot continue with the underfunding of the past decade.
A new report has outlined proposals for a public sector jobs drive to stave off mass unemployment and help the coronavirus recovery.
Anne Longfield is calling for the government to change the law to stop councils placing under 18s in care in unregulated accommodation.
It is not clear whether the government’s plan to tackle rising childhood obesity will be able to make the step change needed in the timescale available.
Vulnerable children are facing a dangerous reduction in support as councils cut services to fill the financial black hole left by coronavirus.
The loss of income from parent-paid fees since March will mean that many childcare providers face a tough time keeping their doors open.
Up to a third of local areas in England risk being oversubscribed for secondary school places within five years.