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Youth offending service staff receive 'effective supervision', the report finds. Picture: (JLco) Julia Amaral/Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Support for youth offending teams could model good practice for adult services, report finds

Tameside Council has vowed to improve services. Picture: Tameside Council/Twitter

News 14 February 2024

Ofsted rates Tameside ‘inadequate’ amid rising caseloads

Young people are being asked to share their views on health services. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

News 14 February 2024

Young people being sought to help shape health services

Dr Sarah Carlick is a digital safeguarding consultant.

Opinion 14 February 2024

Banning phones will not make children safer

Derren Hayes: 'Whichever party forms the next government, it will need a stable and sufficient early years workforce to help drive economic growth.'

Opinion 14 February 2024

Reward longevity to retain and attract childcare staff

Jo Davidson: 'Words are important. They create, they destroy; they enable, they control.' Picture: The Staff College

Opinion 14 February 2024

Let’s humanise the language of children’s services

Mark Russell: 'The prevailing narrative, suggesting that some asylum seekers are adults pretending to be children, is not only misleading but harmful'.

Opinion 14 February 2024

The silent struggle of asylum-seeking children

Denise Hatton: 'Youth services are not a luxury but the bedrock of a prosperous future.' Picture: YMCA

News 13 February 2024

English councils increase spending on youth services

Chris Munday is executive director for children and family services at Barnet Council. Picture: Barnet Council

Blogs 13 February 2024

Listening to our children about mental health

June O'Sullivan is chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 13 February 2024

Should social enterprise deliver public services?

Councillors Brian Hammersley (L) and Jeff Morgan (R) spoke during an SEND discussion in January. Picture: Warwickshire Council webcast

News 13 February 2024

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

The report has recommended 11 key areas for the Met Police to work on to improve its handling of child exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Ian

News 12 February 2024

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

The new school will provide specialist facilities for children with autism. Picture: Newcastle City Council

News 12 February 2024

Council launches consultation over school for children with autism

The guide offers local authorities support on harnessing the power of technology. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

Sponsored Features 12 February 2024

Care Without Compromise: How technology will be an important part of children’s social care reform

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer attends the opening of the YIF-funded Shed in Chichester. Picture: Lucy Frazer/Twitter

News 9 February 2024

Government announces latest youth work grant recipients