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A new childcare subsidy scheme is to be offered to working parents in Northern Ireland as part of a £25 million package of measures. The investment announ...

A politicians fuss over sex education, a void in special needs provision is leaving families with nowhere to turn, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Education Minister Paul Givan will be seeking Executive approval for plans to make major changes to nursery schools and childcare provision next week.

Head of Church of England Justin Welby tells <em>Observer</em> that ending policy would lift thousands of children out of poverty

A quarter of Britain’s children live below the poverty line. Near his Fife home, the former PM shows how charities help families and says this issue must be a priority for any government

Growing up in a poor household is one of the biggest barriers to opportunity, yet it affects millions of children

REOPENING centres designed to give children the best start in life will help Bradford prosper, the Mayor of West Yorkshire has said.

Mayor says renaissance for the Sure Start early years support programme will help parents get back into work

Members of the public have taken to the polls in devolved areas and in the capital to vote for elected mayors, signaling a big win for Labour which took all but one of 10 mayoral seats in England.

This weekend, Rachel Younger will take to the stage in front of hundreds of school leaders as the first president-elect in NAHT’s 127-year history, who is not, and has never been, a headteacher. Given the worsening financial storm in schools, perhaps it’s apt for the union to be fronted by someone with first-hand experience of