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Watchdog warns of market failure amid soaring children’s care home costs

The National Audit Office says local authority spending rose from £1.6 billion in the year ending March 2020 to £3.1 billion four years later.

The Independent UK

Children’s care homes ‘not delivering value for money’ despite soaring costs, watchdog says

The high costs, due to high demand and an under-supplied market, has been labelled a ‘market failure’

The Independent UK

Parents running ‘gauntlet of horror’ to access Send support – Motherland actor

Anna Maxwell Martin said children were being written off amid a ‘ridiculous’ punitive approach involving fines for non-attendance.

The Independent UK

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Up to 7,000 more school nursery places to be rolled out from September 2026

The Department for Education has announced £45 million in funding will create 300 further new or expanded school-based nurseries.

Evening Standard

Starmer hails expansion of funded childcare amid nursery workforce warnings

Eligible working parents in England can access 30 hours a week of free childcare for children older than nine months.

Evening Standard

Phillipson says ‘we all must do more’ to improve school attendance and behaviour

The Department for Education is rolling out new hubs to support schools.

Evening Standard

£600 million injected to extend support for poorer children during school holidays

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is being extended for three more years

The Independent UK

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Scheme offering free meals and activities to poorer pupils in holidays extended

It comes as working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of funded childcare a week for children older than nine months from Monday.

Evening Standard

Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says Rise scheme will use techniques from Blair government’s London Challenge

The Guardian - UK

UK visa services firm sues ex-boss for £6m over alleged improper use of profits

Exclusive: Ecctis alleges Cloud Bai-Yun used profits from government contract to buy out her shares in breach of fiduciary duty

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts

Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements

The Guardian - UK

Why parents of summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in school admissions

Some families who do not want their child to start primary school almost a year younger than some of their classmates

The Independent UK

Parents of summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in admissions

Figures show some councils have turned down the majority of families’ requests to delay their child’s school entry.

The Independent UK

Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Pupil numbers in schools expected to drop by nearly 400,000 over five years

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

The Independent UK

Children to be taught how to resist Andrew Tate ‘incel’ culture at school

The new school guidance also stressed the need to avoid 'stigmatising boys for being boys'

The Guardian - UK

Secondary schools in England to tackle ‘incel’ culture and teach positive role models

Government says new guidance will challenge ‘manosphere’ myths as DfE reports epidemic-scale misogyny

The Independent UK

Anti-misogyny lessons to be taught in school in a bid to tackle sexism ‘epidemic’

It comes amid the spread of “manosphere” content from influencers like Andrew Tate

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Evening Standard

Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

The guidance comes as the Department for Education warned that misogynistic attitudes had reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people.

Evening Standard

London council ordered to turn around troubled children's services after 'inadequate' rating

Government minister ‘very disappointed’ with inspection result and appoints advisor as ‘improvement notice’ issued

The Guardian - UK

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard children

Evening Standard

Long road ahead to improve children’s social care, MPs warn

A new report from the Education Committee highlights various issues within the sector.

The Independent UK

‘Unclear’ how Labour’s pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers will address shortages

The Department for Education ‘lacks a coherent plan’, suitable targets and sufficient evidence of what works to improve teachers shortages, MPs say.

The Guardian - UK

Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms

Experts raise alarm over ‘commodification’ of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profit

Evening Standard

Government told to set out plan to tackle ‘significant challenges’ with T-levels

The Department for Education should enter ‘campaign mode’ to ensure more students enrol in the technical qualifications, MPs say.

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