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Staff shortages have coincided with higher incidents of abuse and neglect in YOIs. Picture: Guzelian

28 January 2020

Fears over custody staff drop

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

The government reforms propose increasing the number of literacy ELGs from two to three, covering comprehension, reading and writing. Picture: Adobe Stock/globalmoments

28 January 2020

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Derren Hayes Early Years

Schooling: “It’s about getting a shared understanding of children’s needs in the borough”. Picture: Alex Deverill

28 January 2020

Ex-DCS helps Hackney schools to improve

Derren Hayes Education

YMCA England and Wales suggests spending on youth services in England has reduced by £959m in real terms between 2010/11 and 2018/19. Picture: Adobe Stock

28 January 2020

Areas with deepest council youth service spending cuts revealed

Derren Hayes

Between 2007 and 2011, the number of early years workers holding a bachelor’s degree or equivalent surged by 76 per cent. Picture: Lordn/Adobe Stock

28 January 2020

Action on childcare workforce

Sara Bonetti Early years education

Figures show a record number of same-sex couples adopted children in 2018/19. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

2 January 2020

Decade of change: factors driving the rise in care during the 2010

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Parry-Norman says men should be treated the same as other staff members

2 January 2020

Recruiting men to childcare

June O'sullivan Early Years

Children in care can find it difficult to make changes to move away from offending. Picture: Becky Nixon/Posed by models

2 January 2020

Links between care and offending

Dr Anne-Marie Day Youth Offending Teams

Childline has seen a rise in the number of children seeking counselling. Picture: NSPCC

2 January 2020

Solutions to crisis in CAMHS

Derren Hayes Health

Children and young people are growing up in a world of rapid technological change. Picture: WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock

2 January 2020

Project 2035 looks to the future

Jo Davidson Children's Services

The guidance places a duty on councils to provide sufficient services for young people. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

2 January 2020

Statutory guidance review: youth bodies set out the case for change

Derren Hayes Youth Work

Ofsted credits the school with helping pupils to “rediscover their love for learning”

2 January 2020

How alternative education provider scored top marks

Fiona Simpson Education

The first December general election since 1923 takes place on 12 December. Picture: Martin/Adobe Stock

26 November 2019

General election 2019: Key policy guide

Derren Hayes Children's centres

A compulsory register of home-educated children would boost safety and wellbeing. Picture: Joshua Resnick/Adobe Stock

26 November 2019

Home education safety fears

Joanne Parkes Safeguarding and child protection

The debate continues on whether to extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds

26 November 2019

Is it time to rethink votes at 16?

Alex Standish Citizenship