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Call To Cut School Exclusions After Review Highlights 'Varied Approach' To Bans

The review also attempts to tackle off-rolling - the controversial practice of removing children from the school register without formal exclusion.
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Labour Vows To End Sats Exams In Primary Schools

Stress has seen children vomit and flee exam halls in tears.
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Prison Officer Attacks At Feltham YOI Are Yet Another Symptom Of Our Broken Justice System

At no time in its history has Feltham Young Offenders Institute been a safe or loving or constructive place for children. They deserve a better chance and a better future – as do their victims.
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The Government Wants To Make A Register Of Home-Schooled Children To Stop Them 'Vanishing Under The Radar'

60,000 children are thought to be educated at home.
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My Mother Is Dying And Only Now Do I Understand What It Means To Be A Mother

I look at my kids and their sheer existence brings me joy. I think back on all the times I shied away from hand holding and hugging with my own mother and I feel sad and ashamed.
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Excluded Teens Are Often The Most Vulnerable – And They're Falling Through The Gap

A staggering 88% of school exclusions come from just 10% of schools, and a minority of schools appear far too willing to get vulnerable kids out the door
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I'm A Single Mother Of Four, And The Benefit Cap Is Pushing Us Deeper Into Poverty

Capping my benefits while my four children are so young just pushes us deeper into poverty – I just can’t stretch my £7 a day any further
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Prince Harry Plants Tree With Children At West London School

The Duke of Sussex paid a visit to St Vincent's Catholic Primary School to take part in a tree planting project as part of The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) Initiative, together with the Woodland Trust. With the help of some of the schoolchildren, Prince Harry planted a cherry tree in the school's grounds.
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Police Investigate 'Homophobic Graffiti' At LGBT Row Primary School

Some parents have withdrawn their children over lessons on same-sex relationships.
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Early Sex Education Is Essential If We Want A More Tolerant, Inclusive Society

Parents who try to shield children from modern relationship and sex education are actually putting their children at greater risk by ignoring the realities of the world around us.
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