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The hub will be based in a former girls' school in south London. Picture: Oasis Charitable Trust

News 9 July 2024

Oasis to pilot youth hub modelled on Labour’s manifesto pledge

Mark Gifford is stepping down at chief executive of the NCS. Picture: NCS

News 9 July 2024

Mark Gifford to step down as NCS chief

A protest was previously held in June 2023 following closures of activity centres and overseas units. Picture: Lawrence Weetman

News 8 July 2024

Campaign launched as Girlguiding reject bids for outdoor centres

Bridget Phillipson has been appointed as Education Secretary by Keir Starmer

News 8 July 2024

Phillipson prioritises children's social care reform

Labour won with a landslide majority. Picture: X/ Keir Starmer

News 5 July 2024

General Election 2024: How Labour's win could impact the children and young people’s sector

Josh MacAlister (left) elected as a Labour MP while Bridget Phillippson (right) has retained her seat. Picture: Bridget Phillipson/X

News 5 July 2024

General Election 2024: Care Review chair Josh MacAlister elected as Labour MP

David Johnston was appointed children's minister in August 2023. Picture: UK Parliament

News 5 July 2024

General Election 2024: Former children's minister Johnston among Tory MPs to lose seats

Bridget Phillipson is MP for Houghton and Sunderland. Picture: UK Parliament

News 5 July 2024

Bridget Phillipson appointed as Education Secretary

Moving children to a new area could leave them unsupported and open to greater risk, HM Inspectorate of Probation warns. Picture: Candy1812/Adobe Stock

News 4 July 2024

Out-of-area care placements make support ‘more challenging’, warns youth justice inspectorate

Scouts waiting list stands at 107,000 nationally. Picture: Scouts

News 4 July 2024

Scouts issues volunteer plea as waiting lists reach record level

Children's sector leaders are urging the next government to invest in young people's services.

News 4 July 2024

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Willow: 'There is huge public interest in transparency over who has been selected for this expert group'. Picture: Article 39

News 4 July 2024

DfE threatened with internal review over failure to share membership of expert group

Sir Peter Lampl also founded the Education Endowment Foundation. Picture: sirpeterlampl.co.uk

News 3 July 2024

Social mobility charity founder Sir Peter Lampl to retire

A plan to improve recruitment and retention is staff is also need to sustain the early years sector, leaders say. Picture: LightfieldStudios/Adobe Stock

News 3 July 2024

Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

Alastair Campbell, Salma Shah and Kwajo Tweneboa were on the panel discussing answering questions from young people. Picture: Jo Rogers.

News 2 July 2024

General Election 2024: Young people question former government advisers on ‘distrust’ of politicians