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Young people have praised 'consistent support' offered by lead workers. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Consistent lead workers vital to supporting vulnerable older teens, report finds

Education
Signposting sights filled with jargon are 'overwhelming' for children, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

Youth Work
Care-experienced young people have written to leaders of the main political parties calling for change. Picture: Become
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Care-experienced young people urge Labour government to ‘take bold action’

Social Care
Croydon says not partnering with schools or academies could leave councils 'financially unsustainable'. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Council gives nurseries six months to find school or academy partner

Early Years
Moving children to a new area could leave them unsupported and open to greater risk, HM Inspectorate of Probation warns. Picture: Candy1812/Adobe Stock
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Out-of-area care placements make support ‘more challenging’, warns youth justice inspectorate

Youth Justice
Scouts waiting list stands at 107,000 nationally. Picture: Scouts
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Scouts issues volunteer plea as waiting lists reach record level

Youth Work
Sir Peter Lampl also founded the Education Endowment Foundation. Picture: sirpeterlampl.co.uk
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Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

Children's Services
A plan to improve recruitment and retention is staff is also need to sustain the early years sector, leaders say. Picture: LightfieldStudios/Adobe Stock
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Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

Early Years
The project saw thousands of children reveal who they would vote for. Picture: Arrowsmith/Adobe Stock
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Labour tops polls among young people

Youth Work
Problems recruiting and retaining staff is the biggest concern for councils around rolling out the expansion. Picture: DglImages/Adobe Stock
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Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion

Early Years
One in four children in working households are in poverty. Picture: Adobe Stock
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More than 1,300 children in working families 'fall into poverty every week'

Children's Services
The sessions take place for between eight and 10 weeks. Picture: Tameside Council
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Pilot launches to warn pupils about violence and harassment against girls

Education