by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Fairness and flexibility are at the heart of the plans, which will enable young people get to their next stage of education or training. Students will receive grades awarded and determined by teachers, with pupils only assessed on what they have been taught, the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 25, 2021 | News
The government has pledged to focus £700m in catch up funding for education in England on disadvantaged children, as schools and early years settings recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The plans for supporting schools and nurseries as lockdown restrictions ease...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Schools are set to reopen from 8 March, Boris Johnson has said, announcing plans for mass testing for teachers, secondary school pupils and staff at private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries. He said all primary school pupils will return to settings on 8...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 24, 2021 | News
The Guardian reports that analysis of data for BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme shows that the number of children aged nine to 12 admitted to hospital in the UK having hurt themselves intentionally rose from 221 in 2013-14 to 508 in 2019-20. A BBC Sounds...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 24, 2021 | News
The House of Lords Public Services Committee has launched a call for evidence for its second major inquiry looking at the role of public services in addressing child vulnerability. The inquiry will cover how public services support mothers and families during...
by FosterTalk Admin | Feb 24, 2021 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that a ban on placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation in England will come into force in September 2021. The ban is part of the Government’s response to its consultation in...
