Joe Lepper

News 5 July 2017

Children's social workers strike over 'poor pay and bullying'

Social Care

News 5 July 2017

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

Ofsted

News 4 July 2017

Government abandons plans to axe free lunches for infants

Education

News 30 June 2017

Council set to cut youth services spending by £1m

Youth Work

News 30 June 2017

Charities appeal for action to address underlying issues of substance misuse

Health

News 28 June 2017

'Double early years pupil premium' to close poverty gap

Early Years

News 28 June 2017

School funding overhaul to hit SEN and rural pupils hardest, say council chiefs

Education

News 26 June 2017

Autistic young people struggle to access mental health support

Health

News 26 June 2017

SEN pupils to bear the brunt of school cutbacks, say London head teachers

Education

News 22 June 2017

Inspectors praise counselling support for SEND pupils in Cambridgeshire

Education

News 22 June 2017

Popular child protection practices 'may not work'

Social Care

News 21 June 2017

Councils criticised over 'self-serving' in-house fostering policy

Social Care