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Inspectors found that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were being held for "excessive" periods at Manston reception centre in Kent. Photo: Lydia Geissler/AdobeStock

News 2 November 2022

Warnings over welfare of child refugees at overcrowded Kent reception centre

The Met Police gang violence database has been overhauled following concerns it disproportionally targets young black men.

News 2 November 2022

Met overhauls controversial gangs violence matrix

Since the pandemic there has been a significant increase in the number of young people need support for mental health conditions. Photo: AdobeStock

News 2 November 2022

Poor mental health support ‘threatens to overwhelm’ children’s social care

Steve Crocker said councils are being 'put over a barrel' by employment agencies' practices. Picture: ADCS

News 2 November 2022

ADCS chief slams 'unscrupulous' employment agencies and 'profit motive' in children's social care

There has been a rise in child protection enquiries since the start of the pandemic. Picture: WaveBreakMedia/AdobeStock

News 2 November 2022

Extent of rising demand on children's services revealed by ADCS research

Nearly four out of five young women said they see or experience sexism in public spaces. Picture: AdobeStock

News 1 November 2022

Girls report high levels of discrimination and harassment

Katharine Sacks-Jones said it was "disappointing" to see only one care-experienced board member on the National Implementation Board. Picture: Become

News 1 November 2022

Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

There were more than 10,000 cases of child criminal exploitation identified in 2021/22

News 31 October 2022

Children in need numbers highest since 2018, official data shows

Middleton: Demand for youth services has risen 'dramatically' since the pandemic. Picture: NYA

News 31 October 2022

Councils turn to charities to deliver open access youth work

Kelly Tolhurst spent a month in the role. Picture: Parliament UK

News 28 October 2022

Tolhurst quits as schools and childhood minister

DfE is being urged to respond to the Care Review before the end of the year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 October 2022

Lords push government to publish Care Review implementation plan

Early years experts have welcomed the debate. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

News 28 October 2022

Relaxation of childcare ratios to be debated in parliament

Robert Halfon is chair of the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

News 27 October 2022

Robert Halfon and Nick Gibb return to DfE

The programme is designed to help disadvantaged children catch up. Picture: AdobeStock/Monkey Business

News 27 October 2022

Teacher-led tutoring favoured by schools, Ofsted finds

A new cabinet position should be created, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 October 2022

Sunak urged to appoint cabinet minister for children