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The North East is set to be affected by falling school rolls, as well as London. Picture: Adobe Stock/ dglimages

News 15 April 2024

Falling school rolls spark fears of £1bn funding drop

Anne Longfield says school absences increase the risk of child criminal exploitation. Picture: Centre for Young Lives

News 12 April 2024

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

The council said it believed the village of Old Weston is too rural to facilitate a children's home. Picture: Google Maps

News 11 April 2024

Council blocks plans for new children’s home

Children as young as 13 can join Whatsapp under new rules. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 11 April 2024

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

The YJB is calling for out-of-court diversions to be 'fairly applied' to children from racial minorities. Picture: SeventyFour/Adobe Stock

News 11 April 2024

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

The aim of the partnership is to inspire more young people to pursue teaching. Picture: Scouts

News 11 April 2024

Scouts wins £129,000 DfE contract to boost teacher recruitment

Robin Walker says hearing people's experiences first hand will be a 'huge help'. Picture: UK Parliament

News 11 April 2024

MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services

Ofsted routinely visits local authority children's services. Picture: Phil Adams

News 10 April 2024

Ofsted: Latest children’s services focused visits

Young people report frequent interactions with police in their homes. Picture: Marcus/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

Young people accessing gender support 'want to be heard, respected and believed', Cass says. Picture: Llike/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

According to RNIB, there are more than 31,000 children and young people with vision impairment in the UK. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

Sure Start centres showed promising educational and life outcomes for young people years down the line. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

News 9 April 2024

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Peter Wanless joined the NSPCC in 2013. Picture: NSPCC

News 9 April 2024

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

Martyn Oliver says inspections may be paused when 'leaders require support because of concerns about their well-being'. Picture: Ofsted

News 8 April 2024

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Amerdeep Somal: 'What has happened here, is simply not good enough'. Picture: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

News 8 April 2024

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve