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The Labour Party's manifesto focuses on educational reforms for young people to give them better starts in life. Picture: Parliament UK

13 June 2024

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Amrit Virdi Early Years

Project aims to help care leavers find a family home or house share. Picture: Martinan/AdobeStock

12 June 2024

Project for adults with learning disabilities to be extended to care leavers

Joe Lepper Social Care

Birmingham City Council had the second highest early years underspend at £4mn. Picture: Birmingham Council

12 June 2024

‘At least' £70mn of early years funding being left unspent by councils

Joe Lepper Early Years

Ella's Kitchen founder Paul Lindley will chair the Play Commission with Anne Longfield. Picture: Paul Lindley

11 June 2024

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

Derren Hayes Health

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has launched the Conservatives' general election manifesto

11 June 2024

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Derren Hayes Education

The plans would convert primary school classrooms which are empty due to falling school rolls and birth rates. Picture: Adobe Stock/Oksana Kuzmina

10 June 2024

Labour pledges 3,300 new nurseries in existing primary schools

Amrit Virdi Early Years

De Souza wants every political party leader to hold a debate with children and young people. Picture: Children's Commissioner's for England

10 June 2024

Commissioner calls for election campaign debates for children

Derren Hayes Youth Work

The manifesto covers a range of areas related to children and young people's policy. Picture: Ed Davey/X

10 June 2024

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Amrit Virdi Early Years

Inspectors have described work to help the resettlement of children in Wiltshire as 'outstanding'. Picture: Jon Le-Bon/Adobe Stock

7 June 2024

Council’s youth justice service praised over substance abuse work

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

7 June 2024

Significant increase in children living with vulnerabilities, DfE figures reveal

Amrit Virdi Education

Demand on children's services is increasing cost pressures, council leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 June 2024

Children’s services pressures driving £6.2bn funding gap, LGA warns

Fiona Simpson Social Care

CYP Now looks at resources to increase access to volunteering for young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 June 2024

Resources to support young people interested in volunteering

Ed Peasgood Youth Work

David Johnston was appointed as minister for children, families and wellbeing last year. Picture: UK Parliament

7 June 2024

Children’s minister unable to confirm child benefit allowance levels

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Young people are forced to live miles away from home, they warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

6 June 2024

Young people urge next government to back ‘urgent' social care reforms

Joe Lepper Social Care

'Too many parents need food banks to put food on the table', experts have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

6 June 2024

Two thirds of parliamentary constituencies blighted by high child poverty rates, study warns

Joe Lepper Children's Services