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Millions remain trapped in child poverty with only 10% fall predicted by 2029
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (456+ words) The assessment takes into account the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap Over four million children will still be living in poverty by 2029, the government's own analysis has forecast, marking a reduction of just 10 per cent from the current…...
Traitors stars endorse proposed changes for foster parents
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (484+ words) Roxy and Judy, who secretly competed as a mother and daughter on the latest Traitors season, say fostering is "the most rewarding thing ever" Reality television stars Judy and Roxy Wilson, known for their recent appearance on the BBC series…...
What you need to know about UK’s first-ever ‘super-university’
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (172+ words) Rachel Reeves defends student loan system amid backlash over rising debts Source: LBC What you need to know about UK's first-ever "super-university' - The Universities of Greenwich and Kent have secured formal approval to merge, establishing what they describe as the…...
Fines don’t stop me taking my children out of school for holidays – but fear does
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (571+ words) More parents than ever were given financial penalties for term-time travel last year. Dominique Afacan says that shame prevents her from doing the same What are your plans this February half term? Will you be skiing en famille in Val…...
The reasons behind the growing absences of autistic children from school
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (556+ words) A third of autistic young people have missed at least two weeks of school since September, a survey has found. Meanwhile, one in six (16 per cent) autistic young people surveyed said they had not been to school at all since…...
Children with cancer to have travel costs paid under new £10 million scheme
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (723+ words) The fund is part of a wider package to transform young people's cancer care Families with children who have cancer will have their travel costs covered by a new "10 million government scheme. The National Cancer Plan, set for full unveiling…...
Ellie Goulding and the big problem with baby showers that no one is talking about
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (878+ words) Showy, off-the-charts baby showers, like Ellie Goulding's 1970s-themed bash, are packaged as a fun way to bond with your closest female friends, but read between the lines and something much darker is going on, writes Charlotte Cripps Ellie Goulding had…...
The costly ‘motherhood penalty’ and how one country is erasing it
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (998+ words) The penalty only fully disappeared 19 years after the women became moms For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career costs. Raising children tends to lead to lower wages and fewer work hours for mothers " but…...
XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96
2+ day, 15+ min ago (204+ words) X.J. Kennedy, an award-winning poet, author, translator and educator who schooled millions of students through "The Bedford Reader" and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children's stories and intricate, witty verse, died Sunday at 96. Kennedy died of natural causes…...
Parents open up over stigma surrounding free breakfast clubs
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (155+ words) Parents open up over stigma surrounding free breakfast clubs - Labour has pledged to eliminate the stigma associated with claiming free government support for children, coinciding with the rollout of hundreds of new universal free breakfast clubs. - New polling reveals that…...
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