It follows calls to change the law so children like Sara Sharif, suspected to be victims of abuse, cannot be home-schooled.

Bridget Phillipson tells the BBC that legislation would not be introduced "any time soon".

Government ministers are considering outlawing physical punishment of children, Department for Education confirms.

Local government experts say councils made all the "easy cuts" years ago and still face shortfalls.

Traveller families say their children are often bullied when they attend mainstream schools.

The children's commissioner says it is a "scandal" that these children "are not on anybody's radars".

The BBC has obtained confidential material revealing appalling abuse and neglect affecting 39 pupils.

The Youth Endowment Fund surveyed more than 7,500 children on their experiences of violence.