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Dame Rachel de Souza: 'No child should be able to access or watch pornography'. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

25 May 2023

Children’s commissioner threatens legal action over government’s asylum plans

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Baroness Morris of Yardley: 'Unless the proposals go further and faster, the strategy will leave many children behind.' Picture: UK Parliament

25 May 2023

Peers brand government’s Care Review response a ‘wasted opportunity’

Megan Warren-Lister Social Care

Charities have called for increased funding for early years settings. Picture: Adobe Stock

25 May 2023

Childcare reforms will not benefit disadvantaged families, charities warn

Megan Warren-Lister Early Years

More than a thousand looked-after children are missing from education, report warns. Picture: fotoduets/Adobe Stock

25 May 2023

Hundreds of children in care missing from school, de Souza warns

Emily Harle Social Care

'We don't know the true scope of childhood bereavement,' Lemon says. Picture: Mark Lemon

25 May 2023

Campaigner calls for childhood bereavement register to improve support

Emily Harle Health

John Pearce is the current ADCS president. Picture: ADCS

24 May 2023

Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse could overwhelm councils, say DCSs

Joe Lepper Social Care

Andy Couldrick has been named as the Trust's new chair. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

24 May 2023

Birmingham Children’s Trust chair to be replaced by chief executive

Joe Lepper Social Care

Local authorities should calculate maximum caseloads for social workers, a Senedd committee states. Picture: RH2010/Adobe Stock

24 May 2023

Cap on social worker caseloads among recommendations for Welsh children’s services reforms

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Inclusion 2024 drives an increase in daily exercise levels of children with SEND. Picture: Youth Sport Trust

23 May 2023

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

Emily Harle Health

More than half of adopted teenagers tried to access mental health services last year. Picture: Rawpixel/Adobe Stock

23 May 2023

Call to improve wellbeing support for adopted teens

Emily Harle Social Care

The IICSA put forward 20 recommendations to government. Picture: IICSA

23 May 2023

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Five Girlguiding activity centres are set to close after more than 100 years of service, the organisation has announced. Picture: Angelov/Adobe Stock

22 May 2023

Girlguiding to close five 'financially unsustainable' activity centres

Emily Harle Youth Work

Birmingham City Council has vowed to continue with improvements. Picture: Arena Photo UK/Adobe Stock

22 May 2023

Commissioner hails ‘welcome’ progress in Birmingham’s struggling SEND services

Fiona Simpson Education

Claire Coutinho will answer questions of a 'lack of urgency' in implementing SEND reforms. Picture: Department for Education

22 May 2023

Children’s minister to face questions over SEND reform delivery

Fiona Simpson Education

DfE data finds that 116,300 children were in home education during the 2021/22 academic year. Picture: Rafael Ben-Ari/Adobe Stock

22 May 2023

Children's services leaders renew calls for EHE register

Emily Harle Education