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Martyn Oliver is chief executive of Outwood Grange Academies Trust. Picture: UK Government

News 20 July 2023

MAT leader set to become Ofsted’s new chief inspector

Around 27,000 children are waiting for appointments at community dental services. Picture: luckybusiness/Adobe Stock

News 20 July 2023

Thousands of children ‘waiting in agony’ for dental care

Naomi Delap: 'Compassionate, trauma-informed and fair treatment can mitigate risks for mothers and babies'

Opinion 20 July 2023

Protect women in pre-birth care proceedings

Derren Hayes: 'Reducing child poverty is crucial to improving children’s health outcomes and making the nation healthier – and is central to the future of the NHS'

Opinion 20 July 2023

Tackle child poverty to secure future of NHS

Alison O’Sullivan is chair of National Children’s Bureau

Opinion 20 July 2023

Charities collaborate to speak truth to power

Junior Smart is founder of SOS Project St Giles and director of Smart Training and Consultancy

Opinion 20 July 2023

Long-term solutions are an effective investment

There has been an increase in summer childcare availability for all children, researchers find. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 July 2023

Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

Families were evacutated from Afghanistan to the UK early last year. Picture: MOD

News 19 July 2023

Afghan families living in Home Office hotels served notice by government

Viewing AI images increases the risk of people moving on to abuse children, the NCA warns. Picture: Fotomaximum/Adobe Stock

News 19 July 2023

AI could increase incidents of child sexual abuse

The youth service has been launched as part of an injection of funding for young people in Tower Hamlets. Picture: Tower Hamlets Council/Twitter

News 19 July 2023

London council launches £13.7m youth offer

Young women and girls are less likely to be asked about life challenges when presenting at A&E with mental health issues, the report finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 July 2023

Under-reporting of exploitation leaving girls invisible to services, commission warns

Geethika Jayatilaka is chief executive of Redthread. Picture: Redthread

Blogs 19 July 2023

The invisibility of girls and young women affected by serious violence and exploitation needs to end

Nearly a third of young carers said they felt lonely for most of the summer. Picture: kegfire/Adobe Stock

News 18 July 2023

Most young carers suffer from loneliness during the summer break

Nicole Jacobs: 'Many people going through the court are fearful that their best interests aren’t being considered'. Picture: Ballard

News 18 July 2023

Domestic abuse commissioner urges greater support for children in family court

'Many people will not have heard of family group conferences,' experts say. Picture (posed by models): Adobe Stock

Blogs 18 July 2023

What Albert Square’s teen pregnancy story can tell us about babies born into care