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The new bill will restrict how vapes are marketed to children. Picture: Daisydaisy/Adobe Stock

17 April 2024

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

Amrit Virdi Health

Researchers are calling for eligibility tests for funded childcare based on working hours to be scrapped. Picture: Rio Patuca Images/Adobe Stock

16 April 2024

Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries

Fiona Simpson Early Years

Frontline chief executive Mary Jackson told the Education Select Committee about the Pathways programme ceasing this year

16 April 2024

DfE scraps social work leadership training scheme

Derren Hayes Social Care

London has the biggest funding shortfall in youth homelessness, according to research. Picture: Adobe Stock/ upyanose

16 April 2024

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

Amrit Virdi Children's Services

Andy Smith is ADCS president for 2024/25. Picture: ADCS

16 April 2024

ADCS president pledges focus on improving diversity in children’s services

Fiona Simpson Social Care

The North East is set to be affected by falling school rolls, as well as London. Picture: Adobe Stock/ dglimages

15 April 2024

Falling school rolls spark fears of £1bn funding drop

Amrit Virdi Education

Anne Longfield says school absences increase the risk of child criminal exploitation. Picture: Centre for Young Lives

12 April 2024

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

The council said it believed the village of Old Weston is too rural to facilitate a children's home. Picture: Google Maps

11 April 2024

Council blocks plans for new children’s home

Amrit Virdi Social Care

Children as young as 13 can join Whatsapp under new rules. Picture: Adobe Stock

11 April 2024

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Joe Lepper Health

The YJB is calling for out-of-court diversions to be 'fairly applied' to children from racial minorities. Picture: SeventyFour/Adobe Stock

11 April 2024

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

Joe Lepper Youth Justice

The aim of the partnership is to inspire more young people to pursue teaching. Picture: Scouts

11 April 2024

Scouts wins £129,000 DfE contract to boost teacher recruitment

Amrit Virdi Education

Robin Walker says hearing people's experiences first hand will be a 'huge help'. Picture: UK Parliament

11 April 2024

MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Ofsted routinely visits local authority children's services. Picture: Phil Adams

10 April 2024

Ofsted: Latest children’s services focused visits

Social Care

Young people report frequent interactions with police in their homes. Picture: Marcus/Adobe Stock

10 April 2024

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

Joe Lepper Youth Justice

Young people accessing gender support 'want to be heard, respected and believed', Cass says. Picture: Llike/Adobe Stock

10 April 2024

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

Joe Lepper Health