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Information on the turnover of children’s social workers in local authorities in England has been collected on a comparable basis as of 30 S

The government is clear that the needs of the child are paramount when making decisions about the right care placement.

Local councils as employers are responsible for the provision of appropriate pastoral support.

We are carefully considering all feedback shared by parents, teachers and other stakeholders.

Schools and colleges should be safe places for all children to learn and we are clear that sexual harassment should never be tolerated in a

At 31 March in each of the last five years for which figures are available, the number of looked-after children placed outside their local c

Schools and colleges should be safe places for all children to learn and we are clear that sexual harassment and assault should never be tol

The government is committed to ensuring that hardworking parents can access high-quality flexible childcare.

The department has funded the Autism Education Trust (AET) since 2012 to deliver autism awareness training for early years, school and post-

Where a local council considers that an academy will best meet the needs of a child, it can ask the academy to admit the child but has no po