A Department for Children, Schools and Families’ report shows 23 out of 53 targets were missed, with “slippage” recorded in a further seven.The goals range from teenage pregnancy, children’s drug abuse rates and obesity to literacy and numeracy standards.
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls said significant challenges remained.
These would require the government to “change and renew” its strategic direction, he said in the foreword to the report on the performance of his recently merged Children’s department and its predecessor departments.
The same issue covered in the Daily Mail.
While I couldn’t see the report on the DCSF site - I’ll keep looking - I did find a couple of videos about the launch of the Children’s Plan:
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