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Barrier lifted to care leaver social housing from next month

Social Care

News Today

Inspectors call for better support for young child victims of domestic abuse

News Today

Pupil drug and alcohol use sparking violence, teachers warn

Education

News 1 day ago

PAC urges action on councils' looming SEND ‘cliff edge’

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

A new fund offers legal aid to prospective special guardians. Picture: NDABCreativity/Adobe Stock

News 1 day ago

Ten councils to pilot kinship carer allowances

Social Care

News 2 days ago

Cooper backs national inquiry to 'root out scourge of grooming gangs'

Social Care

News 3 days ago

Former ADCS president appointed CBE in King's Birthday Honours

Children's Services

News 13 June

One in 10 looked-after children have high care placement instability

Social Care

News 12 June

DfE denies forthcoming White Paper will abolish SEND Tribunals

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

New data shows 'overwhelming' support for expanding access to free school meals, according to researchers. Picture: Monkey business/Adobe Stock

News 12 June

Report calls for further free school meal reform to tackle regional differences

Health

News 12 June

Pupil SEND numbers exceed 1.7mn

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Opinion

Why supported internships offer a proven path to employment

Kirsty Matthews Youth Work

Leveraged debt is sucking scarce resources out of the care system

Andy Elvin Social Care

Babyzone: open, accessible and measurable

James Hempsall Early Years

The ADCS Blog: Giving a voice to all children with speech, language and communication needs

Dr Jo Sullivan-Lyons Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Research

EYFS reforms increased the focus on developing children's literacy skills. Picture: atikinka/AdobeStock

Research Report: Children and young people’s reading in 2024

The scheme was first announced in 2017. Picture: Adobe Stock

One-to-one counselling and school attendance in the UK

Parental Risk Factors and Children Entering Care: Risk and Parent’s Sex

The analysis shows 37.8% of the looked-after children were in non-mainstream school settings at the age of 16. Picture: Gpointstudio/Adobe Stock

Non-Mainstream Schools and Educational Outcomes of Children in Care