Rebuilding social cohesion and democratic trust has become a key concern in British politics, amid increasing political polarisation, misinformation and declining trust in public institutions.

The first three years of children’s lives represent a sensitive period of rapid growth.

One of the UK's largest nursery chains may not be meeting safeguarding and welfare requirements, according to the education regulator.

Disadvantaged primary schools have seen pupil numbers fall at more than twice the rate of schools with the least pupil deprivation, new analysis shows.

Recent data published by the Department for Education (DfE) reinforced what primary schools across England already know: pupil numbers are falling fast.

DfE urged to assess the impact of falling numbers on disadvantaged pupils and increase funding for affected schools.