Findings from a survey by the Social Mobility Commission, which relaunched today, reveal that people want the Government and schools to do more to help the less advantaged.
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Ofsted has been urged to work collaboratively with the sector following the news the inspectorate is to scrap one word judgements and introduce a new early years inspection framework.
Colleges and universities are closing nurseries because they are struggling financially or say they need more teaching space for 14 to 19 diplomas.
Young fathers should be offered intensive support to help them be good dads, according to a poll released on Monday by the Fatherhood Institute, alongside the 'Invisible Fathers' action plan.
There is little evidence that one-off 200 grants for disadvantaged families to encourage them to use children's centres will promote social mobility, new research suggests.
Parents involved in the Vanessa George abuse case are to be able to choose to find out if their children were victimised by the former nursery nurse.
Campaigners who are fighting Government proposals to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers because the scheme is 'poorly targeted', have highlighted research showing that 92 per cent of voucher users...
The chief adviser on the safety of children is to investigate a loophole in the law that allows part-time educational settings, such as Sunday schools and madrassas, to smack children.
A nursery owner accused of assaulting a two-year-old girl in her care is braced to receive a verdict from a magistrate's court this week. Olive Rack, owner of Tresco House Day Nursery in Kettering, is...