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The funding is designed to give kinship carers greater support. Picture: AdobeStock/ Halpfpoint

3 November 2023

Charity to deliver government-funded national kinship care training

Amrit Virdi Social Care

Councils warn that 'an acute rise in the costs of placing children in care mean in-year spending on children’s services is spiralling out of control'. Picture: Adobe Stock

2 November 2023

Children’s services spending ‘spiralling out of control’, councils warn

Joe Lepper Social Care

The initiative is aimed at supporting young people who are unlikely to report crimes against them. Picture: C Fizkes/Adobe Stock

2 November 2023

Youth workers to be trained to support young victims of unreported crime

Joe Lepper Youth Work

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

2 November 2023

Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says

Fiona Simpson Education

NCS's Gifford: 'We know schools would like to up their enrichment offer'. Picture: NCS Trust

1 November 2023

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

Joe Lepper Youth Work

Too many care-experienced young people in Devon live in unsuitable accommodation, according to Ofsted

1 November 2023

Ofsted calls for action over council's care leaver accommodation crisis

Joe Lepper Social Care

Experts will discuss how to best support pupils with visual and hearing problems in school. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

1 November 2023

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

Fiona Simpson Health

The National Tutoring Programme is being used to help close the attainment gap. Picture: AdobeStockPicture: AdobeStock/ AntonioDiaz

31 October 2023

Success of National Tutoring Programme threatened by funding shortage

Amrit Virdi Education

A significant proportion of child protection plans cite HSB as a factor. Picture: Photographee EU Adobestock

31 October 2023

CYP Now webinar will explore effective responses to HSB in children

Derren Hayes Social Care

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited Our GreenHut in Brixton which provides meals to children outside of school hours. Picture: Greater London Authority

30 October 2023

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

EYFS reforms increased the focus on developing children's literacy skills. Picture: atikinka/AdobeStock

30 October 2023

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Derren Hayes Early Years

Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground won the main prize at the London Play Awards. Picture: London Play

30 October 2023

Hackney project recognised in London Adventure Play Awards

Amrit Virdi Children's Services

The new funding will be used to expand childcare provision in England. Picture: AdobeStock/ oksix.

27 October 2023

Funding boost for childcare infrastructure and after-school provision

Amrit Virdi Early Years

Keegan: 'I'm writing to schools and parents to debunk the copyright myth.' Picture: UK Parliament

27 October 2023

Keegan: schools must share RSHE resources with parents

Amrit Virdi Education

The number of children in need has remained above 400,000 for each of the past two years. Picture: AdobeStock

26 October 2023

Children in need numbers fall but still higher than pre-pandemic levels

Joe Lepper Social Care