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Social enterprise to take over running of London council’s three early years centres

Early Years
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Covid Inquiry to hear children’s personal accounts of loneliness and lost learning

Education
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Councillors in Reading unanimously approve bringing children’s services back in-house

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Teenagers impacted by violence twice as likely to attend youth clubs, research finds

Youth Work
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Council launches early help service to support young victims of exploitation

Social Care
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Government bans puberty blockers for under-18s ‘indefinitely’

Kinship carers are more likely to face financial difficulties, reasearch finds. Picture: NDAB Creativity/Adobe Stock
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Paid leave for kinship carers worth over £1bn to UK economy, research suggests

Kinship care
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Reform SEND support or risk ‘widespread local authority bankruptcies’, warns think-tank

Education
The government shelved its schools bill late last year. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Two in five pupils in Scotland have additional support needs

Education
More than two thirds of children say they recieve no mental health support at school. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Disadvantaged children hardest hit by education and social care challenges, warns Ofsted

Amerdeep Somal: 'What has happened here, is simply not good enough'. Picture: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
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Councils’ blunders left a disabled child in unsuitable housing ‘for far too long’, ombudsman finds

Social Care
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Government announces £740m expansion of SEND places in mainstream schools  

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities