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Blogs 25 January 2022

Blue monday is not very blue in early years

Blogs 25 January 2022

Nursery market hype is hiding an inconvenient truth

Star Hobson was killed in September 2020. Picture: West Yorkshire Police

News 25 January 2022

Bradford City Council loses control of children’s services

The committee warns the bill fails to prevent the sharing of some child abuse images. Image: Paul Carter

News 24 January 2022

Online harms bill 'fails to prevent sharing of abuse images', warn MPs

Dame Christine Lenehan, director of the Council for Disabled Children is to lead the review alongside Dr Susan Tranter. Image: NCB

News 23 January 2022

Safeguarding review launches after abuse allegations at specialist children’s homes

Dame Rachel de Souza is worried about the number of children not attending school. Image: Children's Commissioner for England

News 21 January 2022

Councils help commissioner identify children missing education

The House of Lords voted by 193 to 168 in favour of an amendment to the bill. Image: Parliament TV

News 21 January 2022

Peers vote against government to allow councils to run 'secure schools'

Young people in age disputes could be subject to tests including x-rays and MRIs. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 January 2022

MPs criticise scientific age-assessments for asylum-seeking children

Trauma-informed care needs greater evaluation, according to the EIF. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 January 2022

Trauma-informed care ‘failing to meet expectations’

Youth homelessness increased during the pandemic, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 January 2022

Youth organisations rally to support young rough sleepers

Care leavers said they felt unsafe living alone. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 January 2022

Care leavers feel they left care too early, Ofsted research shows

NYAS is calling for all children to be provided with proper bags to move thier belongings. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 January 2022

Four in five children in care ‘move with belongings in binbags’

Poverty rates are expected to increase over the next two years, the JRF warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 January 2022

Number of children in extreme poverty rises to 550,000

Just three per cent of early years staff are male. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 19 January 2022

Top tips for supporting men working in early years

Some 300,000 children became eligible for free school meals during the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 January 2022

Free school meal eligibility changes ‘could skew attainment gap data’, researchers warn