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The new LGBTQ+ hate crime app will offer confidential victim support to LGBTQ+ young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 December 2022

App to support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime launches

A report finds that children who are more active experience higher levels of happiness. Picture: Adobe Stock/Africa Studio

News 15 December 2022

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

Teaching young people about domestic abuse in schools could lower violent crime, according to researchers. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

News 15 December 2022

Lessons on unhealthy relationships could reduce youth violence levels, research finds

Committee chair Robin Walker said there is 'cross-party hunger to fix childcare'. Picture: Parliament UK

News 15 December 2022

MPs to investigate childcare costs

'We should be far more reluctant to dismiss this strong form of permanence for the child,' researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 December 2022

Adoption saves UK economy ‘billions of pounds a year’, claims research

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of proposals to end the asylum backlog, sparking concern among human rights campaigners. Picture: Parliament TV

News 15 December 2022

Children’s rights leaders slam ‘deeply disturbing’ weakening of modern slavery framework

The training offers both victim and groomer perspectives. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 December 2022

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Wigan Councillors pass a motion to recognise care experience as a protected characteristic. Picture: Rorey Scriven/Twitter

News 14 December 2022

Wigan Council to recognise care experience as protected characteristic

Steve Crocker: 'Families are less resilient than they were, and so are public services'. Picture: Hampshire County Council

News 14 December 2022

Early help at risk following 12 years of austerity, sector leaders warn

Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman highlights the need for changes to recruitment and retention practices in children's social care. Picture: Ofsted

News 13 December 2022

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

Ofsted is 'working closely' with DfE over its response to plans to reform SEND services, Amanda Spielman says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 December 2022

Ofsted: Shelving of schools bill ‘unlikely’ to delay SEND review response

Thousands of settings have closed in a year, Ofsted finds. Picture: AdobeStock

News 13 December 2022

Early years registrations at six-year low, Ofsted reports

The percentage of black children who stopped being looked after because they were adopted has halved. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 12 December 2022

Stark decline in black children being adopted, research finds

LGO Michael King: 'While I appreciate the difficulties the council faced sourcing appropriate support during the height of the pandemic, it still had a legal duty to provide the agreed care.' Picture: Local government and social care ombudsman

News 12 December 2022

Council criticised over failure to provide support for family of boy with autism

An extra 200,000 young people are expected to enter post-16 education by 2030, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock/David Schaffer/KOTO

News 12 December 2022

Schools and colleges worse off in education funding squeeze, report finds