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Children with special educational needs or disabilities are particularly likely to face difficulties in securing funded places

Analysis 28 October 2024

Breaking barriers in support of more inclusive early education

Analysis 28 October 2024

Briefing: Agency social workers

Analysis 28 October 2024

Met’s strategy to rebuild trust

Social prescribing was beneficial for children with long-term health conditions

Analysis 28 October 2024

Social prescribing for children in hospital

Parenting support must be consistent, experts say

Analysis 28 October 2024

The impact of parental learning difficulties in care proceedings

The CRC covers a child's right to education and play. Image: Adobe Stock

News 24 October 2024

Sure Start programme cut youth custody risk by a fifth, report finds

Children with SEND faced a higher exclusion rate than their non-SEN peers in 2022/23, DfE figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 October 2024

SEND system failing children and cash-strapped councils, NAO finds

Staff at Oakhill STC swapped places with council YOTs. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 October 2024

Youth offending not included in government sentencing review

Abuse also includes images voluntarily shared by young people being reshared without their knowledge or consent. Picture: Brian/Adobe Stock

News 24 October 2024

Charity campaign highlights signs of child sexual exploitation

Bridget Phillipson is MP for Houghton and Sunderland. Picture: UK Parliament

News 23 October 2024

Education Secretary orders review of planned free schools

New data shows 'overwhelming' support for expanding access to free school meals, according to researchers. Picture: Monkey business/Adobe Stock

News 23 October 2024

Automatic enrolment pilot feeds 20,000 extra pupils

Brighton's Hamilton Lodge School and College is set to close next summer

News 23 October 2024

Families lobby Education Secretary to review support for deaf children

The Bill has been introduced in parliament. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 23 October 2024

Government publishes first details of 10-year child poverty strategy

Those with experience of care have been encouraged to apply for the Experts by Experience group. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 October 2024

Most councils describe children’s services as biggest financial pressure

Current childcare policy benefits more affluent families, a new report warns. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

News 22 October 2024

Complex childcare application systems create barriers for disadvantaged families, research warns