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Post-Covid anxiety and poor mental health a ‘key driver in children skipping school’

Children lost an estimated 11.5 million days of learning last autumn term as school absence rates remain higher than pre-pandemic

The Independent UK

Government urged to make singing as important as reading and maths in schools

A new report has called for the Government to put creativity and the expressive arts ‘at the heart’ of the primary school curriculum

The Independent UK

New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’

Ex-children’s commissioner welcomes crackdown on use of children for crimes such as running county lines

The Guardian - UK

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Government will not boost economic growth ‘until mental health crisis tackled’

NHS data shows one in five children and young people experience a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression.

The Independent UK

Schools must not be turned into ‘fortresses’ to tackle knife crime, experts say

Knife crime involving teenagers is a ‘national crisis that needs a national response’, the former children’s commissioner for England has suggested.

Evening Standard

Send provision in ‘vicious downward spiral’, says former children’s commissioner

Anne Longfield urges government to act on early intervention and support for children with complex needs

The Guardian - UK

Punitive fines on parents not helping school absence rates, says expert

It comes after figures last week suggested the number of pupils in England missing at least half of possible school sessions has risen.

Evening Standard

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The missed chances that led to four small boys dying in a Sutton house fire

Deveca Rose’s two sets of twins were seen as well brought up yet their mother, who has been convicted of manslaughter, struggled with her mental health

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt absolutely lost’: the crisis behind the rising number of UK children being homeschooled

Anxiety is the most common reason why parents choose to take pupils out of school

The Guardian - UK

Children ‘need digital vaccination to fight fake news and boost digital skills’

A new study says the digital divide is leaving young people susceptible to misinformation and under-skilled for jobs in a digital age.

The Independent UK

English schools to phase out ‘cruel’ behaviour rules as Labour plans major education changes

Policy will move to keeping vulnerable pupils in school as focus shifts to root causes of exclusions

The Guardian - UK

Mobile phone and social media companies should pay £1billion for children's mental health support, says expert

Former Children’s Commissioner publishes ten-point plan for next government

Evening Standard

Politicians ‘are scared’ about discussing violence against women and girls

Teaching teenagers about healthy relationships would cost just £20m but government has failed to tackle issue, a panel event heard

Evening Standard

Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists as services overwhelmed

Teachers warn families hitting ‘brick wall’ when trying to get help for children

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Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on investing in youth: bring back Sure Start and make it for teens too

Editorial: Youth services have been wrecked by cuts. They must be reformed, better funded and not just focused on crime prevention

International Business Times

Fears As Homeschooling Rates 'Surge' In England

Education campaigners demanded government action Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England being homeschooled jumped more than 13 percent in one term last year.

The Guardian - UK

Why 140,000 pupils are ‘severely absent’ from school in England – and what we can do about it

Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem

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The Guardian - UK

Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan’s £1.2m boost to tackle child ‘fight-or-flight’ knife trauma

The Rise Up programme, delivered by London Youth, adds to the already 270 youth workers in nearly every London borough

The Guardian - UK

Empty classroom seats reveal ‘long shadow’ of Covid chaos on Britain’s children

Former commissioner Anne Longfield’s inquiry testimony exposed how future generations will pay price for government’s poor decisions

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Covid generation under-fives excluded from schools in England

Nearly half of children in some areas arrive unable to talk and still not potty-trained as lockdown legacy take its toll, data shows

The Guardian - UK

Children in UK will be living in long shadow of Covid for next two decades, inquiry told

Anne Longfield, England’s former children’s commissioner, said ministers were indifferent to children during lockdown

The Independent UK

‘Terrible mistake’ to prioritise Eat Out to Help Out over schools, inquiry told

Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England until February 2021, said the pandemic was a ‘disaster’ for many disadvantaged children.

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of children thrown out of school in English county lines hotspots

Gangs target minors who are out of school and BBC report shows rise in exclusions and suspensions in biggest drug-exporting areas

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