Staff shortage leaves children 'at risk'
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Children's Commissioner Peter Clarke says Wales has a critical shortage of social workers in his annual report.
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CHANGES IN the training of junior doctors and the introduction of the European Working Time Directive has led to a chronic shortage of qualified staff and warnings that patient care could be compromised, ...
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Around 3.5 million children die every year because of lack of food or poor quality food, experts warn.
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A study suggests 34,000 children could be learning out of school - but warns on lack of reliable information.
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Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers in Wales cannot find work because too many of them have been trained.
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More than a third of primary schools in England and Wales failed to appoint a headteacher after a first advertisement last year, reveals report.
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Parents of children whose primary school was shut aim to help other schools threatened with closure.
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Serious illnesses in feverish children may be being missed because of the lack of face-to-face care, an expert says.
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Head teachers warn the exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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Schools on Anglesey with fewer than 50 pupils may face closure as plans are considered to deal with falling numbers.
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Sick babies are being turned away from many neonatal units in England because of a shortage of specialist nurses and cots, a report said Wednesday.
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The retirement of thousands of teachers coupled with the departure of younger ones is fueling a crisis in teacher turnover.
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Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report.
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American and European schoolchildren are losing ground to countries such as China and India that are adapting faster to changing needs and producing more of the high-skilled workers the 21st century demands, a new report says.
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Pupil numbers for six Edinburgh schools due to close, exceed minimum occupancy levels, it emerges.
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Classroom assistants are increasingly being asked to cover for teachers who are absent, union leaders claim.
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MPs and voluntary organisations express concern at the number of children in need who are 'under the radar'.