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Buttle UK's latest report showed 47 per cent of families could not afford food as lockdown lifted. Picture: Buttle UK

News 16 September 2020

Top charities launch coronavirus emergency fund for vulnerable children

Gavin Williamson was questioned by the Education Select Committee. Picture: Parliament TV

News 16 September 2020

SEND review delayed until ‘early next year’, Gavin Williamson confirms

Young people have been worst hit by the impact of Covid-19 on the jobs market, the ONS says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 September 2020

Young people worst hit by impact of Covid-19 on jobs market, ONS reveals

Schemes offering improved access to the jobs market may be in with a chance to win funding. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 September 2020

Nesta launches £2.8m Covid-19 recovery challenge

More people are expected to turn to foodbanks due to financial pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

News 14 September 2020

Covid-19: Charities anticipate 'bleak winter' as more families face financial crisis

Changes to the school environment was parents' main concern over their children's return to the classroom

News 14 September 2020

Parents raise concerns over impact of school return on children's mental health

Young offenders were kept in cells for 22 hours a day, Peter Clarke warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 11 September 2020

Child prisoners at ‘real risk of psychological decline’ after lockdown

Young people from the Dost Centre for Young Refugees and Migrants visited the lido twice during the summer. Picture: City of London Corporation

Other 11 September 2020

#Chances4Children: Disadvantaged children swim for free thanks to scheme

Blogs 11 September 2020

An opportunity for improvement

Blogs 11 September 2020

Double standards or just don’t care?

Older teenagers are most likely to be placed in unregulated settings, the report shows. Picture: Children's commissioner for England

News 10 September 2020

One in eight children in care 'placed in unregulated settings'

Former unaccompanied children advise others to keep busy by playing sports. Picture: GMIAU

News 10 September 2020

New guide to supporting migrant children through age assessments

Childline saw a spike in calls during lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 10 September 2020

Researchers to review Childline’s response to children at risk of suicide

Article 39 director Carolyne Willow calls for an indepdent audit of responses. Picture: Article 39

News 10 September 2020

Critics accuse DfE of ‘sinking to new low’ over revised consultation results

Exemptions have been used more than 380 times by 80 local authorities, the government has said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 September 2020

DfE ‘missed out’ responses in children’s social care exemptions consultation