Parents are so keen to control their children’s futures that they are less likely to leave them to make a decision about when to leave formal education to go to work or take a vocational course than they are to let them make up their own minds on when to become sexually active. The findings come today in a report from the educational foundation, Edge following research into attitudes to ‘academic’ education. 

Plans for a single national database containing the personal details of every child in the country are being delayed so a review of its security can be carried out and changes made to the system. The Children’s Minister, Kevin Brennan, said the decision had been taken following the loss last week of computer discs containing details of parents and children receiving Child Benefit. 

This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. It presents a case study of the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s strategy of flexible working and accommodation rationalisation, that is delivering annual savings of over 11 million pounds.