More than 70 per cent of young people aged 11 to 15 showed improved levels of depression and anxiety after support the Schools and Colleges Early Support Service.
The Centre for Young Lives has set out a ten-point plan for the next government to boost children’s life chances, including proposals to reform Ofsted.
According to a report by the South-West Social Mobility Commission, poorer children in the South West have the worst educational outcomes in the country.
A major study found that secondary school students in England feel less able to express ideas at school or take part in creative activities than their peers in many other countries.