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Redbridge Council's children's services have been praised over its support for families during Covid-19 lockdowns. Picture: Redbridge Council

9 June 2022

Praise for council’s ‘outstanding’ children’s services

Joe Lepper Social Care

Campaigners are calling for free school meal eligibility to be expanded. Picture: Adobe Stock

9 June 2022

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

Joe Lepper Education

Blackpool is among the most densely populated areas in the North West of England. Picture: Adobe Stock

9 June 2022

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

Justin Russell: 'Getting children with complicated backgrounds into education, training and employment can be extremely challenging.' Picture: HMI Probation

8 June 2022

Disadvantaged children under YOTs ‘least likely’ to access employment schemes

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

Cookham Wood has 'no clear violence reduction strategy', inspectors found. Picture: Peter Crane

8 June 2022

Cookham Wood YOI: Inspectors raise concerns over continued violence

Joe Lepper Youth Justice

Funding has been granted to organisations supporting young people into work. Picture: Adobe Stock

8 June 2022

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

Joe Lepper Youth Work

IROs are able to keep plans on track, experts have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

8 June 2022

Care Review ‘fails to understand’ IRO role, critics claim

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Josh MacAlister has called on one per cent of teachers to foster a child. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 June 2022

Care Review chair calls for teachers to consider fostering pupils

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Poorly performing schools often have a higher level of disadvantaged pupils, researchers found. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 June 2022

Academisation not a ‘silver bullet’ for school improvement, researchers find

Fiona Simpson Education

Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE for services to children's social care. Picture: Jill Colbert/Twitter

6 June 2022

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Alana Burton, nine, will speak at the event. Picture: AVUK

6 June 2022

Deaf children to showcase literacy skills at Westminster event

Nicole Weinstein Health

The study will look at the development of babies until the age of five. Picture: Adobe Stock

5 June 2022

Children’s first five years to be tracked for birth cohort study

Nicole Weinstein Early Years

1 June 2022

In the new issue of CYP Now: Care Review, home education, youth work and sport

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Dr Onkar Sahota has spoken out against relaxing childcare ratios. Picture: London Assembly

1 June 2022

London Assembly member backs ‘overwhelming opposition’ to relaxation of childcare ratios

Fiona Simpson Early Years

Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis is impacting children's social mobility, researchers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

1 June 2022

Disadvantaged children’s life chances blighted by Covid-19 and cost of living crisis

Nicole Weinstein Education