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The council's rating has improved since its last inspection in 2019. Picture: Sheffield City Council

News 7 November 2023

Council’s children’s services praised over improvements

King Charles delivers his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch. Picture: Gov.uk

News 7 November 2023

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Youth workers were found to play a key role in reducing the number of young people in the justice system. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business

News 6 November 2023

Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

Around 50,000 additional staff could be needed in 2024 to deliver plans for expanded childcare hours, researchers find. Picture: 1001 color/Adobe Stock

News 6 November 2023

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

The film highlights the importance of the role of youth workers. Picture: National Youth Agency

News 6 November 2023

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

Record numbers of young people have contacted councils for support with homelessness, research finds. Picture: Searching for Sartori/Adobe Stock

News 6 November 2023

Record number of young people seeking homelessness support

The funding is designed to give kinship carers greater support. Picture: AdobeStock/ Halpfpoint

News 3 November 2023

Charity to deliver government-funded national kinship care training

Councils warn that 'an acute rise in the costs of placing children in care mean in-year spending on children’s services is spiralling out of control'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 November 2023

Children’s services spending ‘spiralling out of control’, councils warn

The initiative is aimed at supporting young people who are unlikely to report crimes against them. Picture: C Fizkes/Adobe Stock

News 2 November 2023

Youth workers to be trained to support young victims of unreported crime

De Souza: 'It is my ambition that every child should be in school 100 per cent of the time.' Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

News 2 November 2023

Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says

NCS's Gifford: 'We know schools would like to up their enrichment offer'. Picture: NCS Trust

News 1 November 2023

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

Too many care-experienced young people in Devon live in unsuitable accommodation, according to Ofsted

News 1 November 2023

Ofsted calls for action over council's care leaver accommodation crisis

Experts will discuss how to best support pupils with visual and hearing problems in school. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 1 November 2023

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

The National Tutoring Programme is being used to help close the attainment gap. Picture: AdobeStockPicture: AdobeStock/ AntonioDiaz

News 31 October 2023

Success of National Tutoring Programme threatened by funding shortage

A significant proportion of child protection plans cite HSB as a factor. Picture: Photographee EU Adobestock

News 31 October 2023

CYP Now webinar will explore effective responses to HSB in children