To provide children with the best start in life, councils’ early years teams need to be adequately resourced by government to be able to provide support to their local childcare sector and directly support children, young people, and families.
Following yesterday’s Lord’s debate on Child Poverty in the UK, chaired by Lord Bird and emphasising the crucial role of early childhood in shaping children’s outcomes, Chamber UK sought comment from Laurence Guinness, Chief Executive of The Childhood Trust, regarding the nationwide impact of child poverty.
Deputy Mayor for Children and Families in London, Joanne McCartney, sets out why universal free school meal schemes are the way forward to address food insecurity, improve health and education outcomes for children and build a brighter future for young people.
Fixing the challenges of the education system needs to start at the top and reach right through to the most disadvantaged if we want education to generate returns for decades to come.
Age is a vital consideration in contemporary politics, where the inclusion of younger voices challenges traditional leadership paradigms and fosters innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
Last year, Curia’s book titled Levelling Up 2.0 A Blueprint for the Future was written and launched by a series of Conservative politicians.
Kim Johnson MP discusses the importance of tackling child poverty, with a particular focus on lifting the two-child cap on child benefit.
In June, the Levelling Up Commission held an online inquiry session on education inequalities in the United Kingdom.
British Sign Language (BSL) is likely to be available within the GCSE curriculum from September 2025 in a move to increase life skills and boost inclusivity in schools.
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, looks back on her seven years in post; the challenges facing the sector and Ofsted’s role in supporting schools.
The UK has seen a 20% rise in relative child income poverty rates between 2012/14 and 2019/21 revealing a rise by a fifth.
Two reports have been unveiled deeply criticising Ofsted school inspections. Firstly, a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank said an “over-reliance on punitive
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