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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: saving parents money on school uniform costs 

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Families shouldn’t have to be out of pocket when it comes to setting their child up for school.   That’s why our new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce measures to help with school uniform costs and introduce free breakfast …

How we are protecting children and young people from dangerous ideologies including right-wing extremism

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Education plays a vital role in preparing our children and young people for life in a modern and diverse Britain. Protecting pupils from the risk of radicalisation forms part of schools’ wider safeguarding duties, alongside protecting children from other harms, …

How we are improving our support for vulnerable children and families 

Children’s social care plays an invaluable role in supporting and protecting the most vulnerable children. Here’s what you need to know about our ambitious plans to reform support for children in care and the children’s social care system.  

Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, responds to the publication of the Independent National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's report

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The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, has responded to the publication of the Independent National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's report following the tragic deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson. Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, said:           …

How we’re supporting families in need and keeping children safe

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This week, the results of a yearlong piece of work into children’s social care has been published. We are setting out initial new measures in response to recommendations set out in Josh MacAlister’s independent review of children’s social care, which …

A year on from the launch of the Ofsted review into sexual abuse in schools and colleges

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In response to the murder of Sarah Everard, and the release of thousands of testimonies of incidents of sexual harassment via the Everyone’s Invited website, we rapidly put funding in place for the NSPCC to create a bespoke helpline to …

What we’re doing to keep vulnerable children safe and what to do if you have concerns about a child’s welfare

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The death or serious harm of any child is a tragedy and recent cases such as those of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson have shocked and appalled the nation. It is imperative in all these circumstances that we find out …