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Scottish union calls for smaller class sizes

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

Education union Voice has demanded the Scottish government work towards smaller class sizes.

Surrey council fears learning plans will lead to bureaucracy

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

Surrey County Council has raised concerns about red tape in plans to give local authorities responsibility for the education of 16- to 19-year-olds.

Chores earn children more than £500 a year

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

Children are making up to £520 a year by tidying their bedrooms and washing the family car.

Newcastle exceeds healthy school targets

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

Schools in Newcastle have surpassed government targets for health and wellbeing in record time.

Drop in proportion of children taking up free early years entitlement

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

The proportion of three- and four-year-olds in England who get free early education has slipped, new government figures show.

Youth cultural experience pilots launched

29 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

The first areas to trial the government's Find Your Talent scheme, which aims to offer young people five hours of cultural experiences a week, have been announced.

Media watch

29 May 2008, Nursery World

A priest was so outraged at finding Playboy-branded stationary sold in his local Stationary Box shop in York that he began throwing them on the floor, the Daily Mail reported.

Spotlight on ... Christine Whicker

29 May 2008, Nursery World

Name: Christine Whicker

First pupil says farewell after 50 years

29 May 2008, Nursery World

A council nursery in Nottingham preparing to shut its doors in July has united its first and last registered pupils for the farewell celebrations.

Out-of-school places at risk

29 May 2008, Nursery World

Nearly 3,000 childcare places and 262 jobs in Northern Ireland are threatened by uncertainties over funding, according to children's agency Playboard.