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Janet Daby: ‘I very much believe in early intervention like keeping families together’
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Government commits to taking forward Conservatives’ family help model

Social Care
A new analysis suggests that the benefits of early language intervention are long-lasting. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Half of teachers set to spend more time supporting pupils’ mental health, survey warns

Health
Girls have described dealing with misogyny and sexism online
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Almost three in five girls fear AI will be used to impersonate them online

Youth Work
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Scouts appoints new chief executive

Youth Work
Ken McCallum warns of on an increase in children being targeted by extremists
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MI5 chief warns of increase in young people being targeted by online extremists

Youth Justice
Councils warn that 'an acute rise in the costs of placing children in care mean in-year spending on children’s services is spiralling out of control'. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Increase in children in care cases meeting time limit, Family Court figures show

Rules come into force at the end of October to curb the use of agency social workers
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DfE offers councils £1,125 to comply with agency social worker data rules

Social Care
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Employability initiative launches for Bangladeshi and Pakistani young people 

Education
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Councils failing to help half of disabled care-experienced young people, report suggests

Social Care
The draft guidance includes banning sex education for pupils in year four and below. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business
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Young carers ‘missing more than a month of schooling each year’

Education
New Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced the launch of funding
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Government to hand schools £15mn to create more nursery places

Early Years
Kinship care features in manifestos from all three main parties. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock
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Unequal financial support blighting kinship care system, report finds

Social Care