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The employability programme offers positive pathways to black and black mixed race young people. Picture: The Amani Project

16 February 2023

Empowerment programme offers positive pathways to at-risk black young people

Emily Harle Youth Justice

Small groups allowed young people to better engage in activities, the evaluation finds. Picture: Motortion/Adobe Stock

15 February 2023

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

Joe Lepper Youth Justice

The scheme replaced Erasmus+ following Brexit. Picture: Adobe Stock

15 February 2023

Applications open for latest round of Turing international study funding

Joe Lepper Youth Work

Local authorities are planning to raise council tax in order to fund vital social care services. Picture: Adobe Stock

14 February 2023

Children's social care funding key driver behind council tax increases

Emily Harle Social Care

Involving young people in developing services for care leavers is beneficial to outcomes, research finds. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

14 February 2023

Research highlights value of care leaver voice in service improvements

Fiona Simpson Social Care

New census data shows a rise in young carers providing more than 20 hours of unpaid care to loved ones. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

14 February 2023

Nearly 140,000 young people providing unpaid care to loved ones, census finds

Emily Harle Social Care

David Simmonds is the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on migration. Picture: UK Parliament

13 February 2023

David Simmonds calls for creation of asylum seeker visa

Derren Hayes Social Care

Lancashire County Council's children's services are now rated 'good' by Ofsted. Picture: James/Adobe Stock

13 February 2023

Ofsted praises ‘transformation’ of children’s services at Lancashire County Council

Nicole Weinstein Children's Services

Sector leaders argue that offering more free hours needs to be accompanied by greater government investment. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

13 February 2023

Early years sector at risk of ‘collapse’ if free childcare is expanded to under-twos

Nicole Weinstein Early Years

Andrea Leadsom MP visited LEAP's director at London children's centre to discuss early help. Picture: LEAP/Twitter

10 February 2023

Family hubs roll-out a ‘missed opportunity’, social care and early years leaders say

Emily Harle Early Years

Disadvantaged young people will have the opportunity to participate in STEM-based early intervention programmes. Picture: JET / Northrop Grumman

10 February 2023

Charity’s early intervention programmes benefit from aerospace funding boost

Emily Harle Youth Work

As many as 440,000 children are living in poverty, Action for Children warns. Picture: LuxorPhoto/Adobe Stock

9 February 2023

Overhauling benefits ‘would lift 320,000 children out of poverty’

Joe Lepper Social Care

Councils across the capital have signed up to the pledge. Picture: Rabbit75_fot/Adobe Stock

9 February 2023

London boroughs join scheme to halt ‘expensive bidding wars’ for social workers

Joe Lepper Social Care

Ombudsman Michael King found that West Berkshire Council had failed to fulfil its duty to support woman and children fleeing threats of violence. Picture: Office of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

9 February 2023

Council failed to support woman and children fleeing violence, ombudsman finds

Emily Harle Social Care

Andrea Leadsom has been reappointed as the government's early years healthy development adviser. Picture: UK Parliament

9 February 2023

Family hubs: Andrea Leadsom reveals local authorities granted share of £300m funding

Fiona Simpson Early Years