Joe Lepper

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Inspectors criticise slow response of health services for SEND children in Lewisham

Education
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Shadow curriculum review launches to ensure young people’s voices are heard

Education
Some youth bodies used the call for evidence as a chance to express frustrations about existing guidance. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Youth club closures increase crime rate and exam failure among young people, report finds

Youth Work
Black young adults are more likely to receive longer custodial sentences than their white peers. Picture: AdobeStock
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Proportion of children who feel unsafe in youth custody doubles

Youth Justice
One in 10 childcare providers say they are likely to close due to cost pressures, DfE finds. Picture : Adobe Stock
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Two in five nurseries warn ‘closure is likely’ due to tax and wage rises

Early Years
Charlotte Ramsden says “placements must meet children’s needs”. Picture: Adobe Stock/Hero Images
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Third of children in residential care ‘placed more than 20 miles away from their home’

Social Care
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Hackney Council backs down amid children’s centre closure legal challenge

Early Years
Evidence of outcomes would often be recorded anecdotally with no scientific data. Picture: Gorynvd/Adobe Stock
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Mental health and school exclusions programme to target 250 children in Wigan

Health
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LGA calls for council tax and health costs exemptions for care leavers

Social Care
Children should be critical consumers. Picture: Kerkezz/Adobe Stock
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Youth services could curb young people's reliance on phones, study finds

Youth Work
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Care-experienced teenagers ‘nine times more likely to face homelessness’

Children's Services
The LGO has called for changes over its powers to investigate complaints from families of children with SEND. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Autumn Budget 2024: Council chiefs welcome £1bn SEND funding boost

Education