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Amanda Spielman will hold the position until at least 2023. Picture: Ofsted

News 1 June 2021

Spielman reappointed as Ofsted’s chief inspector of education and children’s services

News 28 May 2021

In the June edition of CYP Now: National Tutoring Programme; Care Commissioning Special; Troubled Families

Research shows that summer-born children struggle more in education than older peers. Image: Ruth Fry

News 28 May 2021

More councils allow all summer-born children to delay school start

Blogs 28 May 2021

Why children's mental health services need joint planning

Blogs 28 May 2021

How are generation Covid-19 experiencing the pandemic?

Blogs 28 May 2021

Doing the impossible

More than 80 per cent of NHS children's mental health services employers are worried about stress levels among their staff. Image: AdobeStock

News 27 May 2021

Burnout fears for children’s mental health workers amid increasing demand

Secure children's homes provide care and accommodation in a locked environment. Picture: Guzelian

News 27 May 2021

Significant fall in secure children's homes use

Family court advisers support children the subject of public and private law cases. Image: AdobeStock

News 27 May 2021

Family court body raises concerns over Cafcass training scheme

PAC chair Meg Hillier: 'DfE needs to carry out a lessons-learned exercise'.

News 26 May 2021

DfE not learning lessons from Covid failures, warn MPs

An additional 11,000 children each week became eligible for free school meals last year. Image: AdobeStock

News 26 May 2021

Over 400,000 more pupils eligible for free school meals amid pandemic, says Labour

The universal credit two-child limit policy has affected up to 1.25m children according to estimates. Image: AdobeStock

News 26 May 2021

'End universal credit two-child policy to tackle poverty', urge commissioners

Scouts' youth membership has fallen by a quarter over the past year. Image: Scouts Association

News 26 May 2021

Scouts launches recruitment campaign to tackle volunteer exodus

Charlotte Ramsden says “placements must meet children’s needs”. Picture: Adobe Stock/Hero Images

Opinion 25 May 2021

Letters to the Editor: ‘Better regulation’ a must for residential care

More than 500,000 families have been supported through the programme with joblessness, mental health issues, antisocial behaviour and truanting. Picture: Adobe Stock/Rafael Ben-Ari

Analysis 25 May 2021

Experts call for revamped Troubled Families scheme to focus on poverty