Investigation launched into high levels of children absconding from care in Kent, £1,500 bursaries for early years apprentices, and schools spending will be protected says Chancellor, all in the news today.
Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.
The early years sector continues to face a recruitment crisis with 84 per cent of settings finding it difficult to recruit suitable staff, according to an Early Years Alliance (EYA) survey published in December 2021. The EYA is calling on the government to provide early years funding rates that enable providers to pay higher salaries, and to run a high-profile recruitment campaign.
In the past, youth work was mainly delivered by local authorities but today is provided by a range of organisations such as housing programmes, voluntary organisations, within the NHS and in social care or youth justice.
MPs to vote on Apprenticeships Bill; Baby Peter mother freed from prison; and union calls for Clegg to halt further legal aid cuts, all in the news today.
The government’s schools white paper, published in March 2022, includes plans for funded training for a senior mental health lead in every school and the provision of six million tutoring courses by 2024.
The government has commissioned reviews into social work education as reforms for students and existing practitioners start to take root. Jo Stephenson discovers a training landscape in a continuous state of flux.
Khan to outline Labour youth custody plans; child poverty rises over past year; and more primary teachers to be trained in delivering PE, all in the news today.
NSPCC chief wants child abuse reporting duty; Labour outlines vocational degree training plans; and headteacher warns of mental health risks to pupils, all in the news today.
New laws to protect FGM victims set to be announced; MPs launch youth training inquiry; and Sandwell Council to offer jobs guarantee to young unemployed, all in the news today.
So the unelectable Jeremy Corbyn has been elected as the leader of
the Labour Party. He will now lead an allegedly unelectable opposition to Her Majesty's government.
Early support for children and families looks set for a boost with the creation of family hubs, intended to bring together a range of services for children up to the age of 19, or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities.