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Parents should be offered specialist support to reduce the impact of early trauma, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 June 2022

Call for specialist teams to prevent early childhood trauma

The review details 48 cases of child deaths or incidents of serious harm. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 13 June 2022

Campaigners slam government refusal to publish safeguarding review

Neil Leitch is chief executive of the EYA. Picture: Lucie Carlier

News 10 June 2022

Neil Leitch: Early years crisis warnings ‘falling on deaf ears’

The charity runs a range of support services for children and parents. Image: 3D Drumchapel

Features 10 June 2022

CYP Now Awards winner profile: 3D Drumchapel

Redbridge Council's children's services have been praised over its support for families during Covid-19 lockdowns. Picture: Redbridge Council

News 9 June 2022

Praise for council’s ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Campaigners are calling for free school meal eligibility to be expanded. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 June 2022

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

Blackpool is among the most densely populated areas in the North West of England. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 June 2022

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

Justin Russell: 'Getting children with complicated backgrounds into education, training and employment can be extremely challenging.' Picture: HMI Probation

News 8 June 2022

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

Cookham Wood has 'no clear violence reduction strategy', inspectors found. Picture: Peter Crane

News 8 June 2022

Cookham Wood YOI: Inspectors raise concerns over continued violence

Funding has been granted to organisations supporting young people into work. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 June 2022

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

IROs are able to keep plans on track, experts have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 June 2022

Care Review ‘fails to understand’ IRO role, critics claim

Josh MacAlister has called on one per cent of teachers to foster a child. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 June 2022

Care Review chair calls for teachers to consider fostering pupils

Poorly performing schools often have a higher level of disadvantaged pupils, researchers found. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 June 2022

Academisation not a ‘silver bullet’ for school improvement, researchers find

Rob Leitch is an adoptive father to four children, and executive headteacher of My Online Schooling. Picture: Adoption UK

Blogs 7 June 2022

It’s time to repair the EHCP system for care-experienced children

Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE for services to children's social care. Picture: Jill Colbert/Twitter

News 6 June 2022

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours