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Residents of Hartlepool were quick to give their views after hearing of Jill Mortimers historic by-election win on Friday. The Conservative candidate stormed to victory with a majority of 6,940 votes, ending Labours 57-year hold on the County Durham town. Mrs Mortimer was declared the winner just after 7am after receiving 15,529 votes, with Labours Paul Williams finishing second on 8,589 votes and independent challenger Samantha Lee coming third with 2,904 votes.  Reacting to the news, one loc...

The day Boris blew up Labour: Keir Starmer suffers election bloodbath as Khalid Mahmood quits as shadow minister with attack on London-based bourgeoisie - as Tories say WERE the true workers party Tories have overturned 3,500 majority to win by a huge margin of 7,000 votes in the Hartlepool by-election  Shadow minister Jim McMahon conceded hours before result admitting Labour was not close to winning Civil war in full swing in the part with Corbynites demanding Sir Keir Starmer change tack or ...

Officials cannot show that almost £1bn has helped children from deprived backgrounds, report finds.

Little evidence that money for poorer children helps close performance gap Several government initiatives have shared hundreds of millions of pounds since 2005 05 May, 2021 03:00 MORE than £900 million funding has made little difference in narrowing the educational attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their more affluent peers. Several government initiatives have shared hundreds of millions of pounds since 2005, according to Comptroller and Auditor Ge...

Southampton City Council: Local Spotlight Tuesday, April 27, 2021 South coast council has charged new DCS with implementing inclusive culture in department, after whistleblower probe. Southampton’s children’s services improvement plan includes investment in permanent recruitment to reduce staff workloads. Picture: Leonid Andronov/Adobe Stock Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our arch...

Editor’s view - Never a Dull Moment Liz Roberts Tuesday, May 4, 2021 As I leave the Editor’s chair, I’ve been reflecting on a time of interest and inspiration working with wonderful people and organisations Liz Roberts Thank you for visiting Nursery World and making use of our archive of more than 35,000 expert features, subject guides, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits: Free ...

Mole Valley local election candidates 2021: Meet the people vying for your vote in May Each district and county council candidate asking for your vote has been asked to sell themselves in 100 words Updated There are 13 seats up for grabs on Mole Valley District Council (Image: Surrey Advertiser / Grahame Larter) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the inform...

Elections 2021: Party leaders on education PARTY leaders in Southampton are gearing up for next weeks local elections. I asked them what are their plans to improve education in the city and offer new opportunities to younger generations. Here is what they said. Christopher  Hammond - Labour Labour wants every child growing up in Southampton to have the best start in life. But this aspiration gets harder and harder to fulfil as more and more children are growing up in poverty. In 2019...

Published April 28, 2021, 6:00 AM In this pandemic, the urgent need for businesses to maintain productivity and continuity became top priorities, while security took a backseat. However, not many realize that cybersecurity readiness is actually a form of business continuity that is just as critical, more so as we make our homes the new workplace and collaborate over residential Wi-Fi networks.  Just last year, a month before the pandemic lockdown was put into place, cybersecurity firm Kaspersk...

Labour is launching a programme of early years events, as part of what it is calling ‘a big conversation’ to talk to childcare providers and families.