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Plymouth Council has been ordered to improve services for children with SEND. Picture: Mickblakey/Adobe Stock

News 9 November 2023

DfE issues council with improvement notice amid SEND concerns

McAllister: 'Cambridgeshire youth justice service is performing well'. Picture: Sue McAllister

News 9 November 2023

Inspectors praise ‘highly regarded’ youth justice team

King Charles delivers his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch. Picture: Gov.uk

News 9 November 2023

Kings Speech 2023: Mental health leaders 'disappointed' over failure to reform services

Foster carers and staff should be properly rewarded for the intense and difficult work they do, say experts. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 November 2023

Trauma experts call for end to profit making in foster care

An action plan in place that will be discussed by the council’s Cabinet in December. Picture posed by models: Adobe Stock

News 8 November 2023

Ombudsman criticises council for respite care failures

Involving parents in support for children is thought to produce more positive impacts. Picture: Adobe Stock/ ChasingMagic/peopleimages.com

News 7 November 2023

Waiting lists for parental support services impacting children's mental health programmes

The report calls for more early support for families. Picture: JenkoAtaman

News 7 November 2023

Workforce pressures contribute to lack of joint early help for families, Ofsted finds

The council's rating has improved since its last inspection in 2019. Picture: Sheffield City Council

News 7 November 2023

Council’s children’s services praised over improvements

King Charles delivers his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch. Picture: Gov.uk

News 7 November 2023

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Youth workers were found to play a key role in reducing the number of young people in the justice system. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business

News 6 November 2023

Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

Around 50,000 additional staff could be needed in 2024 to deliver plans for expanded childcare hours, researchers find. Picture: 1001 color/Adobe Stock

News 6 November 2023

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

The film highlights the importance of the role of youth workers. Picture: National Youth Agency

News 6 November 2023

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

Record numbers of young people have contacted councils for support with homelessness, research finds. Picture: Searching for Sartori/Adobe Stock

News 6 November 2023

Record number of young people seeking homelessness support

The funding is designed to give kinship carers greater support. Picture: AdobeStock/ Halpfpoint

News 3 November 2023

Charity to deliver government-funded national kinship care training

Councils warn that 'an acute rise in the costs of placing children in care mean in-year spending on children’s services is spiralling out of control'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 2 November 2023

Children’s services spending ‘spiralling out of control’, councils warn