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The review found around 280 concerns had been raised but not acted on. Picture: SMolaw11/Adobe Stock
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Sexual exploitation review finds child protection failings at Rochdale Council

Social Care
Greater support is needed for councils to keep reunited families together, councils say. Picture: Rawpixelcom/Adobe Stock
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Three in four councils appeal for more support to reunite families, survey finds

Social Care
Breakfast clubs would be established in all primary schools under Labour plans. Picture: Nigel Hillier
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Breakfast clubs for all primary school children among Labour’s health pledges

Health
The Sutton Trust research found that dozens of state comprehensives are as selective as grammar schools. Picture: Lucie Carlier
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More than 150 comprehensives ‘more socially selective’ than grammar schools

Education
The report highlights examples of projects using parent champions to help support families experiencing poverty. Picture: Pololia/AdobeStock
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Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Education
The NSPCC campaign asks practitioners working with children and the public to report concerns about a child's safety. Picture: NSPCC
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Child sexual offences remain ‘close to record levels’, NSPCC figures show

Social Care
Gavin Williamson was Education Secretary during the peak of the pandemic. Picture: UK Parliament
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Second Covid schools closure ‘a panic decision’, says former education secretary

Education
CGI images show what Padnell Hall Youth Centre could look like. Picture: Be First
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Plans to convert derelict London community hall into new youth centre

Youth Work
Greater commissioning of services is among recommendations made in the government's response. Picture: smolaw11/Adobe Stock
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Government promises better advocacy and commissioning of services for disabled children

Social Care
Josh MacAlister chaired the Independent Review of Children's Social Care. Picture: Frontline
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MacAlister: Government care review plans ‘welcome’ but ‘too timid’

Social Care
The Department for Education is funding the advisory board. Picture: William/Adobe Stock
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Care-experienced young people urged to join DfE funded advisory body

Social Care
Children have been found to be more vulnerable to the negative health effects of racism than adults, according to the report. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Racism eroding children’s wellbeing, report warns

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