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Children were left under the responsibility for Border Force in Dover. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 October 2020

Child migrants held for more than 24 hours in Kent detention centre, inspectors find

Guidance aims to provide “clarity and consistency” for the understanding of councils’ duty to secure and support access to youth services. Picture: highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 October 2020

NYA guidance offers blueprint to revitalise youth work services

The report recommends that local authorities should be compelled to pursue kinship care options for children as a “first port of call”. Picture: Apex

Analysis 27 October 2020

Taskforce calls to prioritise kinship carers

Better data sharing has strategic value for all levels of government. Picture: Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 October 2020

Routemap to improving council data to build better children’s services

Many young people questioning their gender identity face significant barriers in accessing support, says Stonewall. Picture: nito/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 October 2020

Better gender identity support

Steve Chalke says secure school will be a joined-up service that will be “vision-led”. Picture: Oasis

Analysis 27 October 2020

Oasis chief reveals school plans

The white paper states that it is important that custodial sentences reflect the seriousness of offending. Picture: Peter Crane

Analysis 27 October 2020

Plans to reform child sentences

Participants will be able to draw on coaching from voluntary youth sector leaders. Picture: ASDF/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 October 2020

Young leaders hone their skills

The authors envisage a public and fully integrated early childhood education system. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 October 2020

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Okezie: “We need to balance painting the picture of need with equipping young people with the tenacity to navigate this situation. We can’t remove hope from the narrative”

Features 27 October 2020

Interview – Ndidi Okezie, chief executive, UK Youth

Craig Bennett: "Outdoor learning can offer solutions to the multiple challenges that children and young people are facing.” Picture: Richard Jinman

Opinion 27 October 2020

Embrace nature to transform children’s experience of learning

Fast-track training programme Teach First attracts high-quality graduates to teach in disadvantaged areas. Picture: wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

Features 27 October 2020

Getting the lowdown on fast-track training schemes

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Features 27 October 2020

Twenty years of youth offending teams

Councils are exploring methods to reduce the number of young people placed in residential accommodation. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe stock

Features 27 October 2020

Residential Care: Policy context

Research 27 October 2020

The Outcome of Institutional Youth Care Compared to Non-Institutional Youth Care for Children of Primary School Age and Early Adolescence: a Multi-Level Meta-Analysis