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Blogs 3 February 2020

Breakfast with The Duchess

A government consultation into EYFS reforms has closed. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 February 2020

EYFS reforms 'risk tick-box assessment approach'

The Challenge was the biggest provider of the National Citizen Service. Picture: NCS Trust

News 3 February 2020

Youth charity The Challenge faces £8m claims following collapse

Sector leaders have called on the government for a review into the care system. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2020

What does Brexit mean for children and young people?

Self-harm incidents have also increased, YJB figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2020

Restraint and self-harm in youth custody at five-year high

Dr Hilary Cass will chair the group

News 31 January 2020

Experts examine use of gender identity treatment for young people

News 30 January 2020

In the new edition of CYP Now: Career changers; youth work special; EYFS changes

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield was behind the report. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 30 January 2020

'Decent children's mental health services a decade away'

Culture secretary Nicky Morgan announced the investment. Picture: UK Parliament

News 30 January 2020

Youth projects to benefit from £7m boost

The serious case review calls on Northamptonshire Children Safeguarding Partnership to review elective home education. Picture: Shutterstock

News 30 January 2020

Child abuse case prompts calls for home schooling review

Labour MP Paul Blomfield has joined the APPG. Picture: Parliament UK

News 30 January 2020

Parliament launches first APPG for young carers

Machine learning “without proper ethical oversight” poses serious risks of reinforcing biases, researchers said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 January 2020

Use of algorithms in children's social care 'risks families being missed'

Trevor Doughty will join the LGA's team of children's improvement advisers

News 29 January 2020

Former Cornwall DCS to lead LGA's improvement advisers

Wales is the second country in the UK to bring in the ban. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 January 2020

Wales to introduce smacking ban

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner asked for the figures in a parliamentary question. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 January 2020

Children's centre numbers fall by a third in 10 years