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Yvette Stanley: 'It’s unacceptable that some of our most vulnerable children with very complex needs are living in places with the least oversight'. Picture: Ofsted

News 14 August 2023

Ofsted warning over unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

Essex County Council has been praised for continuing to offer 'outstanding' children's services. Picture: Nigel/Adobe Stock

News 14 August 2023

Essex council praised for ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Most young people surveyed by the Howard League said they prefer to receive information in video format. Picture: Howard League

News 14 August 2023

Howard League video combats lack of understanding around prison recall

Emily Aklan is founder of Serenity Welfare. Picture: Serenity Welfare

Blogs 14 August 2023

Supporting children in care over the summer holidays

Colin Pettigrew is corporate director for children, young people and schools at Nottinghamshire County Council. Picture: Colin Pettigrew

Blogs 14 August 2023

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

June O’Sullivan in chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 14 August 2023

Time to rethink our ageist attitudes

Ofsted praised improvements made at Lambeth Council over the past year. Photo: Lambeth AdobeStock

News 10 August 2023

Ofsted praises Lambeth’s in house review of children’s services

Among all young people surveyed just 48 per cent said student loans were “a good investment” in their future. Photo: AdobeStock

News 10 August 2023

Young people in food poverty struggling to afford university, warns Sutton Trust

Action by families against councils’ decisions over the last decade have tripled, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 August 2023

Almost all SEND appeals against council decisions upheld, figures show

More than half of parents involved in the family drug and alcohol court are reunited with children, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 August 2023

Family drug and alcohol courts boost reunification with children, research finds

Scouts leave the World Jamboree early. Picture: World Scouts

News 9 August 2023

Scouts ‘let down’ over World Jamboree relocation, chief executive says

YMCA warns the benefits system is worsening young people's mental health. Picture: Kegfire/Adobe Stock

News 8 August 2023

Benefits system could act as barrier to youth employment, research warns

Sadiq Khan meets children benefiting from free meals at a south London community centre. Picture: Mayor of London's Office

News 8 August 2023

London mayor rolls out free meals to disadvantaged families over summer holidays

The report also calls for greater support for youth justice workers to mitigate 'vicarious trauma'. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

News 8 August 2023

Youth justice staff 'need more training in trauma-informed practice'

Hundreds of children have mentioned coercive or controlling behaviour to counsellors at Childline. Picture: Childline/NSPCC

News 8 August 2023

Hundreds of children report coercive abuse, Childline warns