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Children's minister Will Quince described family hubs as Sure Start +++. Image: Parliament TV

News 4 November 2021

Children’s minister outlines ambitions for family hubs

Charity Impetus says there is “little correlation between classroom hours and pupil attainment”. Picture: DGL Images/Adobe Stock

News 3 November 2021

Charity urges DfE to explore links between attainment and length of school day

Youth minister Nigel Huddleston made the commitment to create a national youth work register at the NYA’s Youth Work Summit. Picture: Parliament.UK

News 3 November 2021

Youth minister pledges to create register for youth workers

Education Secretary Nadim Zahawi was giving evidence to the Education Select Committee. Image: Parliament TV

News 3 November 2021

Education Secretary backs home education register

Disadvantaged pupils experienced a rise in lost reading development between autumn 2020 and summer 2021

News 2 November 2021

Disadvantaged pupils' education hit hardest by pandemic

Anne Longfield's Commission for Young Lives will run for a year. Picture: Alex Deveril

News 1 November 2021

Lockdowns left thousands of children at risk of exploitation, new figures show

Young people reported having multiple social workers before turning 18. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 November 2021

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

Youth work provision is more easily accessible in richer areas, new reasearch shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 November 2021

Quarter of youth services 'runnning on six months' worth of reserves'

PGL operates sites for seven- to 17-year-olds in the UK and France. Picture: PGL Travel

News 29 October 2021

Ofsted suspends registration of four outdoor activity centres

The NCS said it had recieved funding "in line" with its submission to government. Picture: NCS Trust

News 29 October 2021

NCS sees funding reduction in Spending Review

James Hempsall is director of Hempsall’s Consultancy. Picture: Hempsall's

Blogs 29 October 2021

Turns out it was a £1.5bn week for early years

Sarah Champion is Labour MP for Rotherham. Picture: Parliament UK

Blogs 29 October 2021

The care system is failing vulnerable young people

June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 29 October 2021

Time to level all the way up

Will Quince held an "urgent meeting" with early years leaders following Rishi Sunak's speech. Picture: Parliament UK

News 28 October 2021

Children’s minister confirms £340m funding boost for early years not announced in Spending Review

Ofsted's Yvette Stanley described the guidance changes as "a real step forward". Picture: Ofsted

News 28 October 2021

Greater regulatory oversight of large children’s home and childcare providers needed, Ofsted warns