Punitive fines on parents not helping school absence rates, says expert
Met Police says ‘child-first’ policing does not mean ‘free pass’ for criminality
‘Radical’ measures needed to tackle tooth decay in youngsters, report says
Sir Gavin Williamson to be quizzed by Covid Inquiry on impact of school closures
Calls for social media companies to pay £1bn for mental health support
Politicians ‘scared’ about discussing violence against women and girls
Government must ‘rocket-boost’ mental health support in schools to tackle crisis
Cherie Blair supports campaign to lift one million children out of poverty
Boris Johnson said he hated closing schools when quizzed on opening pubs first
Sadiq Khan’s £1m boost to tackle child ‘fight-or-flight’ knife trauma
1m children in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017 – report
‘Terrible mistake’ to prioritise Eat Out to Help Out over schools, inquiry told
Covid-19 Inquiry to examine lockdown decisions
All families receiving universal credit should get free school meals, peers say
Housing complaints ignored due to prejudice, says ex-children’s commissioner
Suicide attempts and self-harm ‘part and parcel of everyday life in a school’
Teaching unions push for free school meals expansion
Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned by 2026
Social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says former children’s commissioner
Government ‘will not hesitate’ to act following review of six-year-old’s murder
Facebook owner says encryption of all messaging services not until 2023
Referrals to social services from schools fell 31% during pandemic – figures
Gang violence ‘is top concern for third of London parents’
Commission bids to stop children being preyed on by gangs
Extending the school day still under review in Government catch-up plans
UK Government urged to set targets for tackling child poverty
TikTok to open first European Transparency Centre
Former children’s commissioner launches legal claim against TikTok
Pupils at greater risk at home than they are at school, says Boris Johnson
Children need normality after misery of schools shutdown – Ofsted chief
PM must do more for vulnerable young, says Children’s Commissioner
Primary schoolchildren must be the priority, says commissioner
Schools need testing plan and tech for pupils, says children’s czar
The experts’ view: Hidden cost that harms our hungry children
Children’s commissioner ‘disappointed’ over Hammersmith Bridge closure
Grammar school ‘to ban pupils not wearing face masks from classroom’
Schools 'cannot be ordered to stay open during local lockdowns'
Thousands of teenagers 'at risk of becoming prey for criminal gangs'
Comment: It’s bad news for kids - school’s out for summer
Education tsar: 'Deeply worrying' primary schools are staying closed
Graduates ‘could protect children from being lured into gang crime'
