Nina Jacobs

Central Bedfordshire Council has been praised over good targeting of support for children. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Bedfordshire: Early help services effectively support children and families, inspection finds

Children's Services
Children whose parents are living in the UK under the 'private life' immigration route will be entitled to indefinite leave to remain. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Young migrants will benefit from faster and affordable routes to settle in the UK, says charity

Social Care
Almost all reception teachers said they had at least one child that could not listen or respond to simple instructions. Image: AdobeStock
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Half of children not ‘school ready’, say teachers

Early Years
The Gender Identity Development Service is based at London's Tavistock Centre. Image: Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust
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Gender identity services: review lead calls for regional support centres

Health
Many nurseries, pre-schools and childminders struggling to remain 'financially sustainable', providers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Fury over government refusal to launch childcare funding review

Early Years
Some schools are making further cuts to SEND provision, MPs warn. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Financial pressures on deprived schools affecting children’s education, MPs warn

Education
Amberleigh’s work focuses on issues such as attachment, resilience and self-esteem
Features

Amberleigh breaks from norm with larger care settings

Social Care
Children's minister Will Quince has been criticised over his comments. Picture: Parliament UK
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Outrage as children’s minister dismisses 'small' number of teenage deaths in care

Social Care
A quarter of cases not referred to early help were re-referred to children's services within 12 months, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Tens of thousands of children are missing out on vital early help, charity warns

Social Care
Buckinghamshire Council became a unitary authority in 2020. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Children's services at new unitary authority 'impeded' by social work quality

Children's Services
Urgent GP referrals for children's hospital care have passed pre-pandemic levels, according to researchers. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Pandemic sparks decline in children’s health, research finds

Health
More than 6,000 teenagers are living in unregulated accommodation, according to government figures. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Stark rise in use of unregulated placements to deprive children of liberty

Youth Justice