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Members of the Youth Select Committee present the report in parliament. Picture: Ryan Kearney MYP/Twitter

News 22 March 2024

British Youth Council annouces closure

Safer London has launched training for staff with a module about autism. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock

News 22 March 2024

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

News 21 March 2024

Youth Services Act needed to boost access for young people, NYA says

Work should be done to 'develop and further professionalise the work of youth practitioners in London', experts say. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

The cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated the risk of exploitation for vulnerable children, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

The trial was run across two NHS trusts for four months. Picture: Royal Foundation for Early Childhood/Twitter

News 21 March 2024

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Calls have repeatedly been made by the sector Cookham Wood YOI to close. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 21 March 2024

Cookham Wood YOI to close

Social Work England described young people's understanding of the role as a 'concern'. Picture: RH2010/Adobe Stock

News 20 March 2024

Campaign launches to tackle negative perceptions of social work

Robin Walker is chair of the education committee. Picture: UK Parliament

News 20 March 2024

MP raises concerns over 'funding shortfall' for special free schools

An increasing number of councils are worried about providing enough childcare for children with SEND of all ages. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

News 19 March 2024

Majority of councils lack sufficient SEND childcare provision, survey finds

Birmingham Council announced huge cuts to public services earlier this year.

News 19 March 2024

Social workers say cuts to public services pose greatest challenge to profession

The presenter met with kinship carers to raise money for Kinship as part of Comic Relief. Picture: Kinship

News 18 March 2024

Davina McCall meets kinship carers

Numbers of children in care are at a record high, the CCN analysis highlights. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 March 2024

County council spending on children’s social care doubles, leaders warn

The consultation comes as the government's funded childcare offer is set to be rolled out. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Africa Studio

News 15 March 2024

Consultation launches to boost childminder recruitment and retention

Researchers propose a targeted expansion of universal free school meals. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 15 March 2024

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers