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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

According to RNIB, there are more than 31,000 children and young people with vision impairment in the UK. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

10 April 2024

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

Fiona Simpson Health

Sure Start centres showed promising educational and life outcomes for young people years down the line. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

9 April 2024

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Amrit Virdi Early Years

Peter Wanless joined the NSPCC in 2013. Picture: NSPCC

9 April 2024

Peter Wanless to step down as NSPCC chief

Fiona Simpson Children's Services

Martyn Oliver says inspections may be paused when 'leaders require support because of concerns about their well-being'. Picture: Ofsted

8 April 2024

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Amerdeep Somal: 'What has happened here, is simply not good enough'. Picture: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

8 April 2024

Council to review alternative education provision after ‘failure’ to improve

Fiona Simpson Education

Stuart Andrew MP: 'I was very sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council'. Picture: UK Parliament

5 April 2024

DCMS refused request to bail out BYC ahead of closure

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

The event was focussed on child-led play. Picture: Blue Orange Studio/Adobe Stock

4 April 2024

Sibling contact events ‘could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’

Fiona Simpson Social Care

The programme will look at the outcomes of families involved in FGCs. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

4 April 2024

Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Kent has seen a further increase in arrivals of lone migrant children. Picture: Adobe Stock

4 April 2024

Kent to open nine properties to house lone migrant children

Patrick Grafton-Green Social Care