The Labour Party has highlighted sharp inequalities between students at schools in the most and least deprived areas in England.

A new report has claimed that nearly 50,000 vulnerable children are being cared for in areas where local council services are failing them.

The Cabinet Office has unveiled a new programme aimed at inspiring school-age young people to engage with democracy from an earlier stage.

New research has revealed that nearly half of young carers are spending more than four hours a day during the summer caring for a relative.

The Local Government Association says that current National Citizen Service funding should be devolved to local youth services.

Public Health England has reported that levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began

James Brokenshire has announced that the government will end the intervention into Rotherham Council three years after calling in inspectors.

Having announced similar plans last year, Theresa May has revealed wage increases for about one million workers in the public sector.

School children in England are to be taught first aid in a bid to give young people ‘the tools they need to be ready to thrive when they leave school’.

The Liberal Democrats have revealed that children and adults in England can face a wait of more than two years for an autism assessment.

The IFS has revealed that total school spending per pupil in England fell by approximately eight per cent in real terms between 2010 and 2018.

In its rush to convert large numbers of schools to academies, the government has failed to learn the lessons from high-profile academy failures.

Children’s Commissioner’s report estimates that one in six children in England are living vulnerable lives due to complex family circumstances.

More schools that remained under council control have become a good or outstanding compared with those converted to a sponsor-led academy.

Leicestershire County Council is planning to invest £2 million in a new Family Wellbeing Service to help keep more children’s centres open.

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