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The impact of leaders is a core element of Ofsted's ILACS guidance. Picture: ЯНА АЙБАЗОВА/Adobe Stock

Features 1 March 2024

Inspections clinic: Children’s services leadership

Virtual schools are local authority teams that support the learning of children in care. Picture: Highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Research 1 March 2024

Improving the Effectiveness of Virtual Schools

More than half of spending in the looked-after children category is reported as being with private sector services. Picture: Lightfield Studio/Adobe Stock

Features 1 March 2024

Commissioning: Trends in council spending on services for vulnerable children

Faye Bishop: 'I have been able to come away feeling proud of the impact of my work'. Picture: Faye Bishop

Best Practice 1 March 2024

How I Got Here: Faye Bishop, youth worker, Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust

Education minister Robert Halfon visits the Eden Project during National Apprenticeship Week in February. Picture: The Eden Project

Features 1 March 2024

Youth apprenticeships: Key policy developments

A lack of youth work availability is linked to a rise in youth crime. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Xavier Lorenzo

News 1 March 2024

Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children's involvement in crime

Redthread also runs programmes in London and Birmingham. Picture: Redthread

News 1 March 2024

Redthread to close Nottinghamshire violence intervention programme

Croydon has set up a task and finish group to further the review's findings. Picture: Altaf Shah/Adobe Stock

News 1 March 2024

Early help key to reducing youth offending, Croydon review finds

Apprenticeships are a crucial route to work for many disadvantaged young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 29 February 2024

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

There has been a slight increase in social worker diversity, figures show. Picture: RH2021/Adobe Stock

News 29 February 2024

Three-quarters of children’s social worker vacancies filled by agency staff

Education unions have questioned the effectiveness of fining parents. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 February 2024

Government measures to tackle persistent school absences come into force

Defunding qualifications risks young people becoming NEET, researchers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 February 2024

Defunding post-16 qualifications risks eroding young people’s opportunities, report warns

Yvette Stanley: This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance. Picture: Ofsted

News 29 February 2024

Ofsted to delay first supported accommodation inspections

Marvel: Enrichment is a ‘fundamental entitlement’

Features 28 February 2024

Interview: Ruth Marvel, chief executive of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Secure children’s home provision must be flexible enough to respond to the diverse needs of young people, whether that is through a criminal justice or welfare route. Picture: Samuel B/Adobe Stock

Features 28 February 2024

A new blueprint for secure care