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Involving parents in support for children is thought to produce more positive impacts. Picture: Adobe Stock/ ChasingMagic/peopleimages.com

7 November 2023

Waiting lists for parental support services impacting children's mental health programmes

Amrit Virdi Health

The report calls for more early support for families. Picture: JenkoAtaman

7 November 2023

Workforce pressures contribute to lack of joint early help for families, Ofsted finds

Amrit Virdi Social Care

The council's rating has improved since its last inspection in 2019. Picture: Sheffield City Council

7 November 2023

Council’s children’s services praised over improvements

Amrit Virdi Children's Services

King Charles delivers his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch. Picture: Gov.uk

7 November 2023

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Youth workers were found to play a key role in reducing the number of young people in the justice system. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business

6 November 2023

Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

Around 50,000 additional staff could be needed in 2024 to deliver plans for expanded childcare hours, researchers find. Picture: 1001 color/Adobe Stock

6 November 2023

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

Fiona Simpson Early Years

The film highlights the importance of the role of youth workers. Picture: National Youth Agency

6 November 2023

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

Amrit Virdi Youth Work

Record numbers of young people have contacted councils for support with homelessness, research finds. Picture: Searching for Sartori/Adobe Stock

6 November 2023

Record number of young people seeking homelessness support

Fiona Simpson Social Care

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