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Revelations from the Soham murder trial about how a man with many allegations of rape and underage sex against him managed to get a job as a primary school caretaker...

Organisations representing the early years sector and school staff across the UK have called for the Government to tighten up its system of checks on all people working or applying...

(Photograph) - Eight-year-old Harry Withers joined other disabled children, parents and health professionals in celebrating the tenth anniversary of Scope's Peto Andras Centre in Islington, London, on 2 December. The...

Teachers in the largest teaching union have shown their displeasure about SATs for children at seven and 11, while rejecting a proposed boycott of this spring's tests in England. The...

The first-ever Ombudsman for Children in the Republic of Ireland has been named as Emily Logan, currently director of nursing at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Tallaght. She was...

Singer Kylie Minogue has been named as the NSPCC's first ambassador to promote the charity's campaigns and child protection helpline. Her work for the NSPCC will include supporting the charity's...

Children from Pollyanna's Day Nursery in Prestbury, not Teddies Nursery, were shown working out at a Stretch-n-Grow fitness session in the feature 'Health service' (18/25 December).

'While no system of vetting job applicants is 100 per cent perfect, the fact that someone applying for a job that involves unsupervised direct access to young children with a...

(Photograph) - This year's Sure Start Month to celebrate childcare in England is being organised by the National Day Nurseries Association and, as in other years, there will be weeks...

Teachers in Northern Ireland belonging to four main teaching unions have voted overwhelmingly to stage industrial action and go on strike for pay parity with teachers in England and Wales...