News

'Overall effectiveness' grades increase for a third of schools in Ofsted inspections

Education

MPs call for reform of young offender speech and language assessments

Youth Justice

Special educational needs proposals do not go far enough, warn sector leaders

Education

MPs urged to oppose child support proposals

Children's Services

Charities urge government to secure savings accounts for children in care

Social Care

Walsall and Sandwell youth offending teams found wanting on work to protect the public

Youth Justice

Services for disabled children to be axed despite 800m investment

Play

Big Lottery Fund launches 20m scheme to join up services for families

Children's Services

Child Poverty Action Group launches legal challenge to welfare reforms

Children's Services

Numbers of children in care contacting ChildLine rise by a third

Social Care

Peterborough safeguarding improvements satisfy Ofsted

Social Care

Education committee to consult young people through an online resource

Youth Work

CWDC announces regional redundancies

Careers

Essex sets out plans to outsource management of 85 children's centres

Early Years

Vocational education reform must start with pre-apprenticeship provision, says ALP

Education