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28 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child The Best Start In Life
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South), recently delivered a statement to Parliament outlining the Government’s new Best Start in Life strategy. The plan sets...
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07 Jul 2025
Youth Work Gives Young People A Voice
Young Somerset has published its latest Impact Report, offering a powerful insight into the breadth of support provided to children, young people and families across the county. Originally founded as...
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24 Jun 2025
Social Mobility Starts with Rural Opportunity
Social Mobility, An Opinion Piece by Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network Should Where You Are Born Limit Your Potential? In a report recently published by The...
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24 Jun 2025
House of Lords Hears from RSN on Rural Challenges
Last week, Rural Services Network Chief Executive Kerry Booth gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee as part of its ongoing inquiry into the barriers...
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12 May 2025
Child Homelessness Hits Eighth Record High
New government statutory homelessness figures reveal that child homelessness has hit a record high for the eighth consecutive quarter, with 165,510 children now living in temporary accommodation—a 14% rise in...
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06 May 2025
Affordable Homes Key to Unlocking Rural Business Growth
New research commissioned by Community Action Northumberland (CAN) reveals the growing pressure rural employers face due to a shortage of affordable and suitable housing for workers across Northumberland. Nearly one in two...
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31 Mar 2025
Addressing the Hidden Crisis: Housing Instability and Its Impact on Rural Children’s Education
Every child should have a loving, secure home, but when it comes to housing, children get a raw deal.’ A recent report by the Children’s Commissioner has highlighted the profound...
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24 Mar 2025
Job Satisfaction Falling for NHS’s Youngest Workers, Study Shows
A recent study by the Nuffield Trust has found that the youngest clinical staff in the NHS are increasingly stressed and unhappy at work. The study, which looked at data...
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24 Mar 2025
A Closer Look at the 2024 Childcare Survey
Rural families across Great Britain are facing a deepening crisis in childcare, according to the latest findings from the 2024 Childcare Survey conducted by Coram Family and Childcare. As costs...
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