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Tougher action needed to tackle children’s oral health crisis, ministers told

Health
Researchers suggest extending compulsory education would mitigate pandemic learning loss. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Council launches formal consultation on school closures amid falling pupil numbers

Education
Yvette Stanley: This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance. Picture: Ofsted
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Ofsted names social care and early years leaders to advise on inspection reform

Social Care
Young people told the Prince's Trust that they have lost confidence when it comes to work and training. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Youth unemployment at lowest level in a decade, report finds

Education
The programme has supported more than 100 young people. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Academics call for nationwide roll out of young adult probation hubs

Youth Justice
Young asylum seekers' care is blighted by a 'lack of safeguarding measures', de Souza says. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England
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Thousands of vulnerable children missing from education, de Souza warns

Education
Experts suggest inadequate support for struggling pupils is driving up exclusions. Picture: Andov/Adobe Stock
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School exclusions up by a fifth over last year

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Animal welfare charity boss to take top job at NSPCC

Children's Services
Catherine McKinnell is the schools minister
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SEND system ‘creaking at the seams’, schools minister warns

Education
Supported settings will be inspected from April next year. Picture: Martinan/Adobe Stock
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Residential care spending outstrips early intervention for first time, research finds

Children's Services
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Children’s workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25

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Guide to Qualifications and Training: Early Help

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