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The partnership aims to boost councils’ access to permanent staff. Picture: Adobe Stock
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£20m London-wide social worker recruitment initiative launches

Social Care
Article 39's chief executive Carolyne Willow has called for an expansion of the plans for the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse. Picture: Article 39
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Mandatory reporting professionals list ‘too narrow’, warn campaigners

Social Care
Ofsted praised improvements made at Lambeth Council over the past year. Photo: Lambeth AdobeStock
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Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

Children's Services
Among all young people surveyed just 48 per cent said student loans were “a good investment” in their future. Photo: AdobeStock
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Young people in food poverty struggling to afford university, warns Sutton Trust

Social Care
Action by families against councils’ decisions over the last decade have tripled, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Almost all SEND appeals against council decisions upheld, figures show

Education
More than half of parents involved in the family drug and alcohol court are reunited with children, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Family drug and alcohol courts boost reunification with children, research finds

Social Care
'We saw a service that is enthusiastic about giving children the opportunity to move away from a life of crime,' Russell says in his report. Picture: HMI Probation
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Inspectors praise youth justice service’s co-creation of support with children

Youth Justice
Improvements in Herefordshire's children's services are blighted by delays, inspectors say. Picture: Adobe Stock
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High turnover of social workers slowing children's services improvements, Ofsted warns

Social Care
Young people who take part in the research will be offered bereavement support. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Researchers investigate support for families left bereaved by youth violence

Youth Justice
EYA chief Neil Leitch is among those to criticise the blog. Picture: CYP Now
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Early years leaders criticise 'offensive' government blog on funded childcare expansion

Early Years
There has been an increase in summer childcare availability for all children, researchers find. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

Early Years
Viewing AI images increases the risk of people moving on to abuse children, the NCA warns. Picture: Fotomaximum/Adobe Stock
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AI could increase incidents of child sexual abuse

Social Care