All of the primary schools in Somerset are to take part in the NCMP this year, in a bid to reduce childhood obesity.
The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has called on all political parties to invest in childcare and simplify early years funding with a radical Childcare Passport proposal.
Analysis by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has concluded that young people are facing a ‘voter registration time bomb’, after figures showed the number of school leavers on the electoral roll has dropped by more than a quarter in three years.
A report compiled by Education Datalab has warned that the odds are stacked against children from disadvantaged backgrounds who apply for grammar schools in Kent.
The Health and Education Committees has published a report warning that financial pressures are restricting the provision of mental health services in schools and colleges.
The Public Accounts Committee has revealed that efforts to meet targets for new free schools does not represent the best use of limited funds.
Portsmouth City Council has pledged its support the Rucksack Project, a plan to turn a double-decker bus into a homeless shelter.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned that young people are being helped into cyber crime through the use of free tools such as game-cheat websites or forums concerned with modifying games.
The LGA has said that councils must have control over where new selective schools are introduced.
The Department for Education has approved applications for 131 new schools, in a move which is expected to create more than 69,000 places.
The Electoral Commission has partnered up with social media app Snapchat in an attempt to prompt young voters to register for the local government elections.
A new multi-agency group organised by the Shiva Foundation, Hertfordshire CC, the Hertfordshire Constabulary and the Police Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, has been formed to help staff identify and prevent modern slavery.
Isle of Wight Council has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Courty that its decision to fine a father who took his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday was legal.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced new plans to help workless families break out of unemployment and disadvantage.
The Department for Education has announced a £2.4 billion cash injection to help create 600,000 extra school places and improve or expand thousands of school buildings.