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Yes, life is hard for us young � but don�t whine

17.03.10

The miseries of twentysomethings have become big news in recent weeks... more

Sure Start childcare scheme is �failing to help poorest families�

13.01.10

Gordon Brown's �7 billion flagship childcare scheme is failing to deliver Labour�s vision, a watchdog warns ... more

Thousands of teens �turning backs on school�

15.12.09

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are 'hostile' to school and rejecting education, a government report warns... more

London primary schools failing 50,000 children

01.12.09

Tens of thousands of children are being condemned to a second-rate education in London's failing primary schools, figures show... more

Pupils in London skip 600,000 days as truancy soars

26.08.09

Pupils in London skipped almost 600,000 days of school during the spring term this year as truancy rates rose again... more

Tories drop plan to help jobless pay private school fees

18.08.09

Senior Tories moved swiftly to shield David Cameron from a fresh row after it emerged that a London council was planning to subsidise private school fees... more

'Unlawfully' large class sizes soaring in London

11.08.09

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City workers' fast-track to teaching attracts just 90 applicants

10.08.09

Flagship Government scheme to turn city workers into teachers in six months has attracted 90 applicants... more

State school truancy rate 10,000 a day in London

18.06.09

More than 10,000 children are skipping class in London every day as the truancy rate soars... more

Recession blamed for soaring number of teenage drop-outs

16.06.09

One in six 18-year-olds has dropped out of education and work, figures show... more

Balls blunder over 'unlawful' bonuses for headteachers

22.04.09

Children's Secretary Ed Balls faced embarrassment after he backed "unlawful" bonus payments for state school headteachers... more

Third of child case reviews are inadequate say inspectors

17.03.09

Social workers are failing to learn the lessons from cases in which a child is killed by suspected abuse, inspectors warned... more

New database will put children at risk, say parents

26.01.09

Security fears have been raised over a government database listing the personal details of every child in the country... more

Stop kidding yourself, Harriet: there�s only one road to social mobility

14.01.09

The Government wants, rightly, to broaden opportunities. But imposing equality by law is not the way to do it � the answer lies, again, in our schools... more

Eight new academies ... and not one has its own swimming pool

05.09.08

City academies costing hundreds of millions of pounds are being built across London without crucial sports facilities... more

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