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Anne Longfield responds to extension of free school meals over summer holidays
16 June 2020
Statement
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How the Covid-19 crisis has affected children’s right to an education
15 June 2020
Blogs
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The IMO Podcast: an award nominated podcast featuring open and honest conversations with care leavers
11 June 2020
Blogs
Homeschooling a child
The numbers behind homeschooling during lockdown
Blogs
Lockdown experiences: Being a young carer during Covid-19
10 June 2020
Lockdown experiences
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Lockdown experiences: What children are planning as lockdown is eased
8 June 2020
Lockdown experiences
Our letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding free school meals during the Covid-19 pandemic
News
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Lockdown experiences: Children in care and their experiences of education
6 June 2020
Lockdown experiences
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Lockdown experiences: Children with autism
5 June 2020
Lockdown experiences
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Children should not bear the burden of the pandemic recession
4 June 2020
Blogs
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Covid-19: Bringing young apprentices out of ‘the dark’
2 June 2020
Blogs
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Lockdown experiences: A group of nine young people told us about their priorities for government
23 May 2020
Lockdown experiences