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The UN urged young people to submit their own digital initiatives. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Flamingo Images

News 12 August 2024

International Youth Day 2024: celebration of youth-led digital solutions

A review has found reforms of youth custody over the past 25 years have failed to make it safe for children. Picture: Phil Adams

News 12 August 2024

Campaigners call for swift closure of child prisons

The winners of the CYP Now Awards 2024 will be unveiled on 28 November

News 12 August 2024

CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

Many teachers don't feel confident in their skills to support children with SEND. Picture: NTI

News 12 August 2024

Regularly assess pupils' non-academic abilities to identify SEND sooner, experts say

Shelter's Neate: 'Government must create a cross-department strategy to tackle rising homelessness'. Picture: Shelter

News 9 August 2024

Children living in temporary accommodation hits record level, official figures show

Action for Children aims to support parents through its Parent Talk service. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Photographee.eu

News 9 August 2024

Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

Sports programmes are among those funded by the initiative. Picture: Gornyvd/Adobe Stock

News 8 August 2024

Trials to test effectiveness of youth arts and sports schemes in preventing crime

Staying Put arrangements are proven to reduce youth homelessness, research finds. Picture: Highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

News 8 August 2024

Boosting Staying Put take up 'could reduce care leaver homelessness'

The DfE is helping authorities through fast-track social care programmes, it says. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Valerii Honcharuk

News 8 August 2024

DfE warns of 'critical' social worker shortage over next decade

Young Somerset is one organisation who will receive funding as part of the programme. Picture: Young Somerset

News 7 August 2024

Charity expands youth employment pathways programme

Adventure playgrounds in Leicester face losing their council funding. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 7 August 2024

Leicester playgrounds' future uncertain amid £1mn funding cuts

Cutting child poverty would improve child health and reduce children in care levels, a study suggests. Picture: AdobeStock

News 7 August 2024

Tackling child poverty ‘can prevent almost 5,000 children entering care’

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson visited a family hub in Derby recently. Picture: Derby City Council

News 7 August 2024

Call for clarity on family hubs funding

Residents of Kingston upon Hull helped clear up damage caused by the violent disturbances. Picture: Hull City Council

News 6 August 2024

Sector leaders speak out over racially motivated violence

Retention and recruitment across the early years sector has seen challenges over the past two years. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

News 5 August 2024

Eight in 10 early years settings struggling with staff retention, survey finds