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Funding 1 March 2022

Youth Investment Fund

A number of young people local to Grenfell Tower who have experienced trauma have been excluded from school. Picture: Dmitry Vereshchagin/Adobe Stock

Features 1 March 2022

Legal Update: Rights over exclusions

Children and parents think about their own "super powers" at a puppet workshop

Best Practice 1 March 2022

Positive changes for children at the edge of care

Sue-Ellen Lamb: “Making a career change is never easy, but it was vital for me to do something that could really make a difference”

Best Practice 1 March 2022

How I Got Here: Sue-Ellen Lamb

Sarah Champion MP called for “a clear commitment that local authorities can run” secure academies. Picture: Parliament TV

News 1 March 2022

MPs vote against plans for council-run secure schools

Therapeutic communities provide a whole service approach to the treatment and care of young people. Picture: highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Features 1 March 2022

Therapeutic Communities: Special Report

Play therapy helps children who don’t easily find the right words for their experience. Picture: Andy Shell/Adobe Stock

Other 1 March 2022

Using therapeutic play to help children express feelings

Music therapy intervention can support children’s ability to relate to adults and peers. Picture: kegfire/Adobe Stock

Other 1 March 2022

How music therapy supports children in therapeutic settings

Children's minister Will Quince has been criticised over his comments. Picture: Parliament UK

News 28 February 2022

Outrage as children’s minister dismisses 'small' number of teenage deaths in care

A quarter of cases not referred to early help were re-referred to children's services within 12 months, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 February 2022

Tens of thousands of children are missing out on vital early help, charity warns

Girls are going to greater lengths to hide feelings of unhappiness, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 February 2022

Increasing numbers of girls with mental illness risk being missed by schools, experts warn

The fund is aimed at supporting young people with their mental health through youth work. Picture: UK Youth

News 28 February 2022

UK Youth launches £10m mental health fund

Virtual meetings can be used to keep in touch with colleagues.

Blogs 28 February 2022

Pros and cons of working from home for children’s social workers

Sally Rowe is executive director of children’s services at Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. Picture: Walsall Council

Blogs 28 February 2022

The need for a system fuelled by love

June O'Sullivan is chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 28 February 2022

Why the early years must be levelled up without delay