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There were more than 10,000 cases of child criminal exploitation identified in 2021/22

31 October 2022

Children in need numbers highest since 2018, official data shows

Nicole Weinstein Social Care

Middleton: Demand for youth services has risen 'dramatically' since the pandemic. Picture: NYA

31 October 2022

Councils turn to charities to deliver open access youth work

Nicole Weinstein Youth Work

Kelly Tolhurst spent a month in the role. Picture: Parliament UK

28 October 2022

Tolhurst quits as schools and childhood minister

Fiona Simpson Social Care

DfE is being urged to respond to the Care Review before the end of the year. Picture: Adobe Stock

28 October 2022

Lords push government to publish Care Review implementation plan

Emily Harle Social Care

Early years experts have welcomed the debate. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

28 October 2022

Relaxation of childcare ratios to be debated in parliament

Emily Harle Early Years

Robert Halfon is chair of the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

27 October 2022

Robert Halfon and Nick Gibb return to DfE

Fiona Simpson Education

The programme is designed to help disadvantaged children catch up. Picture: AdobeStock/Monkey Business

27 October 2022

Teacher-led tutoring favoured by schools, Ofsted finds

Amber Middleton Education

A new cabinet position should be created, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

27 October 2022

Sunak urged to appoint cabinet minister for children

Amber Middleton Social Care

Manchester City Council is the latest to pass a motion recognising care experience as a protected characteristic. Picture: AdobeStock

27 October 2022

Manchester launches legacy fund for youth services

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

The grant will go towards supporting employment opportunities for young people from the GRT communities. Picture: Youth Futures Foundation

27 October 2022

Funding to improve employment support for GRT young people

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

27 October 2022

In the latest edition of CYP Now: Child-friendly town planning, cost-of-living support, youth offending special

Cyp Now Children's Services

One grandmother says she is struggling to afford food. Picture: Adobe Stock

26 October 2022

Charity demands urgent cost-of-living support for kinship carers

Amber Middleton Social Care

Care charity Become is calling for a care system which provides a smoother transition into adulthood for care-leavers. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

26 October 2022

National Care Leavers Week: Increase support for children leaving care, campaigners urge

Emily Harle Social Care

London's Tower Hamlets has the highest rates of child food poverty, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

26 October 2022

Report lays out ‘heart-breaking’ extent of child food poverty in London

Amber Middleton Social Care

Campaigners have called for the safeguarding report to be published. Picture: Smolaw11/Adobe Stock

26 October 2022

Criticism as ICO backs government refusal to publish safeguarding review

Emily Harle Social Care