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The 2025 Budget: every education and childcare pledge explained

The 2025 Budget: every education and childcare pledge explained

by Ben Simpson | Dec 1, 2025 | Budget 2025: IN FOCUS, Education, In Focus

On Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the second budget of the current Labour government, pledging millions into the education sector. Last year, billions were divided into facets like the School Rebuilding Programme and the expansion of...
Surveys reveal working dads struggle to ask for time off with childcare – it doesn’t have to stay that way

Surveys reveal working dads struggle to ask for time off with childcare – it doesn’t have to stay that way

by Ben Simpson | Oct 17, 2025 | Education, In Focus

No matter what age you’re reading this, your dad is probably your hero. Helping with your homework, fixing something you’ve broken or taking you to their favourite football teams games to try and be that role model, they work tirelessly for us. But behind that mask of...
Families encouraged to apply for free childcare funding

Families encouraged to apply for free childcare funding

by Casey Peyton | Oct 9, 2025 | General News

Hull City Council have urged disadvantaged families to apply for free childcare for their two-year-old children. The funding scheme lasts two years and offers up to 15 hours of childcare for two-year-olds in low-income families. Melissa Toft, 34, Manager at Little...

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