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A third of young people told researchers that they struggled to get job interviews. Picture: Adobe Stock

8 December 2022

Disadvantaged young people 'locked out of employment opportunities'

Joe Lepper Education

Peers have scrutinised the government's implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014. Picture: Parliament UK

7 December 2022

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

Joe Lepper Education

Two in five of convictions of young people with experience of care involved a fined or community order. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 December 2022

Care-experienced young people more likely to receive criminal conviction than peers, figures show

Joe Lepper Social Care

Pupils from Dawley Brook School, in the West Midlands, with their Heritage Schools Project. Picture: Historic England

7 December 2022

Heritage programme improves children's pride in local area, research finds

Fiona Simpson Education

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan spoke to the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

7 December 2022

Gillian Keegan: DfE ‘committed’ to creating elective home education register

Fiona Simpson Education

Teachers are reporting increasing numbers of parents asking for food bank referrals. Picture: AdobeStock

6 December 2022

Teachers report ‘shocking’ rise in hunger among disadvantaged pupils

Nicole Weinstein Education

Study finds that LGBTQ+ young people can experience rejection and discrimination within the care system, due to their identity. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martaklos

6 December 2022

Care system fails to meet needs of LGBTQ+ young people, research warns

Emily Harle Social Care

Researchers have put forward plans for a universal childcare guarantee. Picture: AdobeStock/Lordn

6 December 2022

Universal free childcare could boost UK economy by £13bn per year, says report

Fiona Simpson Early Years

Campaigners have desribed the proposals as a 'travesty' for the sector. Picture: Adobe Stock

6 December 2022

Campaigners slam proposed quality standards for supported accommodation

Emily Harle Social Care

More than half of care-experienced young people said they would like care experience to be a protected characteristic. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martinan

5 December 2022

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

Emily Harle Social Care

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, visits a LEFY nursery in London. Picture: London Early Years Foundation (LEYF).

5 December 2022

Nursery group secures funding to double free childcare hours for vulnerable children

Nicole Weinstein Early Years

Rishi Sunak has been urged to create the EHE register. Picture: Parliament UK

5 December 2022

Rishi Sunak pressed to bring forward register of home-schooled children

Emily Harle Education

The government banned unregulated accommodation for under-16s in September last year. Picture: AdobeStock

5 December 2022

DfE launches consultation on quality standards for unregulated supported accommodation

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Children excluded from school are more likely to carry a knife, research cited by London's VRU shows. Picture: AdobeStock/Mihail

2 December 2022

London VRU forms partnership to tackle school exclusions

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

NHS Digital finds that a quarter of young people aged 17-19 in England may have a mental health problem. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

1 December 2022

In numbers: Spike in children with suspected mental health issues

Emily Harle Health