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News 28 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Early Help

Youth workers have played a central role supporting young people in the communities affected by the violent disorder in recent weeks

Analysis 28 August 2024

Riot response: youth workers will be crucial for healing communities

Analysis 28 August 2024

Briefing: ‘free’ childcare expansion enters next phase

Extending free school meals was a key pledge in Sadiq Khan’s re-election campaign

Analysis 28 August 2024

London’s free school meals drive

Wider societal barriers are preventing younger people from becoming foster carers

Analysis 28 August 2024

Increasing foster carer numbers

Analysis 28 August 2024

Police forces struggle to tackle child sexual exploitation cases

Multi-agency working is key to spotting risk factors for children and young people

Analysis 28 August 2024

Joint work ‘key to safeguarding’ in CSE cases

Features 28 August 2024

Interview: Lucy Peake, chief executive, Kinship

Fiona Simpson: 'Tying youth services to violence prevention so closely risks increasing stigma around access to support'

Opinion 28 August 2024

Open-access youth services key to community support

NYA to offer bursaries to encourage young people to train as youth workers. Picture: Micromonkey/Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Youth Work

The report includes greater training for professionals. Picture: Ermolaev Alexandr/Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Education

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Social Work

The petition condemns the proposed relaxation of childcare ratios. Picture: AdobeStock

News 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Early Years

Just three per cent of health visitors say they are able to provide “an excellent service”. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Health

Young people supported the idea of a mentorship scheme to help transitions to adult services, the report finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Youth Justice