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Young people accessing gender support 'want to be heard, respected and believed', Cass says. Picture: Llike/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

According to RNIB, there are more than 31,000 children and young people with vision impairment in the UK. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

Sure Start centres showed promising educational and life outcomes for young people years down the line. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

News 9 April 2024

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Peter Wanless joined the NSPCC in 2013. Picture: NSPCC

News 9 April 2024

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

Martyn Oliver says inspections may be paused when 'leaders require support because of concerns about their well-being'. Picture: Ofsted

News 8 April 2024

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Amerdeep Somal: 'What has happened here, is simply not good enough'. Picture: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

News 8 April 2024

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve

Andy Smith is ADCS president for 2024/25. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 8 April 2024

Childhood really does matter in the year ahead

Stuart Andrew MP: 'I was very sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council'. Picture: UK Parliament

News 5 April 2024

DCMS refused request to bail out BYC ahead of closure

The event was focussed on child-led play. Picture: Blue Orange Studio/Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2024

Sibling contact events ‘could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’

The programme will look at the outcomes of families involved in FGCs. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2024

Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences

Kent has seen a further increase in arrivals of lone migrant children. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2024

Kent to open nine properties to house lone migrant children

Seven in eight NEU members said their resources to support children with SEND were insufficient. Picture: dglimages/Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2024

School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils

Ofsted spoke to hundreds of children and Cafcass practitioners during the inspection this year. Picture: Peter Crane/posed by models

News 3 April 2024

Cafcass receives ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted

Youth work plays a crucial role in supporting young people with a range of issues. Picture: MonkeyBusiness/AdobeStock

News 3 April 2024

Coalition aims to boost understanding of youth work impact

Neil Leitch: 'For there to be any chance of this policy being rolled out successfully over the long term, ministers simply must tackle the fundamental problems'. Picture: EYA

News 2 April 2024

Providers call for greater government support as funded childcare expansion rolls out