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Essex County Council has been praised for continuing to offer 'outstanding' children's services. Picture: Nigel/Adobe Stock
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Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Social Care
YMCA warns the benefits system is worsening young people's mental health. Picture: Kegfire/Adobe Stock
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Benefits system could act as barrier to youth employment, research warns

Youth Work
Sadiq Khan meets children benefiting from free meals at a south London community centre. Picture: Mayor of London's Office
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London mayor rolls out free meals to disadvantaged families over summer holidays

Health
The inquiry seeks evidence on the barriers faced by disabled young people when entering the workplace. Picture: Robert Kneschke/Adobe Stock
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Peers seek views on careers support for disabled young people

Education
Childminders across England can apply for support from experienced early years practitioners. Picture: Africa Studio/Adobe Stock
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Childminders to benefit from free mentor programme

Early Years
Isolation levels in Cookham Wood were described as 'inadequate' by its monitoring board. Picture: Cookham Wood/HMI Prisons
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Prisons watchdog warns of 'heightened' problems in YOIs

Youth Justice
Lib Peck welcomed Maureen McKenna's 'huge amount of experience'. Picture: London VRU
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Former Glasgow education director appointed to reduce school exclusions in London

Youth Justice
The number of young people accessing eating disorder treatment has more than doubled in just six years. Picture: Alexander Raths/Adobe Stock
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Children’s commissioner warns of rise in eating disorders among children

Health
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission will review the Start for Life programme. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

Ofsted
A judge has ruled that housing children in asylum hotels exceeds the Home Secretary's powers. Picture: Kenstocker/Adobe Stock
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Housing children in asylum hotels is 'unlawful’, judge rules

Social Care
Early years experts have welcomed the committee's recommendations. Picture: Pixel-shot/Adobe Stock
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Early years providers urge government to 'wake up' to sector crisis after inquiry

Early Years
De Souza is consulting with care-experienced people on protected characteristics for care leavers. Picture: Children's Commissioner for England
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Children’s commissioner consults on making care experience a protected characteristic

Social Care