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Charlie Taylor: 'For many, prison may therefore be the most stable environment they have known'. Picture: HMI Prisons

21 November 2023

Majority of children in custody have been in care, report finds

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

Oakhill STC was last inspected in May 2022, where it was rated as requiring improvement. Picture: G4S

20 November 2023

Praise for Oakhill STC's greater focus on child-first practice

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Councils have reported an increase in the use of private taxis. Picture: GAYSORN/Adobe Stock

20 November 2023

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

Fiona Simpson Education

Lord Jim Knight is chair of the independent inquiry into Ofsted. Picture: Jim Knight

20 November 2023

Independent Ofsted inquiry calls for ‘immediate pause’ of inspections

Fiona Simpson Education

Calls for help to Childline from children rise over the festive period, the charity reports. Picture: NSPCC

20 November 2023

Childline set for a surge in counselling calls as Christmas approaches

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De Souza: 'It is my ambition that every child should be in school 100 per cent of the time.' Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

17 November 2023

All children classed as homeless must be taken into care, children’s commissioner says

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James Hempsall launched Hempsall's in 1999. Picture: Hempsall's

16 November 2023

Hempsall’s consultancy joins the Coram Group

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Children should have 'opportunities for unsupervised play', MPS say. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

16 November 2023

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

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'Insight days' giving young people the opportunity to shadow staff is among a series of calls to employers. Picture: Adobe Stock

16 November 2023

Call for employers to involve disadvantaged young people in recruitment

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Thousands of migrant children are living in semi-independent accommodation. Picture: Iftikhar alam/Adobe Stock

16 November 2023

Increase in number of migrant children living in semi-independent accommodation

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More nurseries are expected to turn children with SEND away next week. Picture: Adobe Stock

15 November 2023

Early years settings 'turning away one in five parents of children with SEND'

Joe Lepper Early Years

Children as young as 10 report being impacted by the cost of living. Picture: Adobe Stock

15 November 2023

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

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Damian Hinds previously worked as Education Secretary under Theresa May's administration. Picture: Gov.uk

14 November 2023

Damian Hinds returns to Department for Education

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Young carers receive a lack of support and fall behind academically, according to the inquiry. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Khunatorn

14 November 2023

Inquiry finds children's life chances damaged by being a young carer

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Social media has contributed to young people's exposure to violence, according to the report. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Halfpoint.

13 November 2023

Almost half of teenagers are victims or witnesses of violence, study warns

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