A Council of Europe call for action on trafficking, children's views sought on the Paralympic legacy and questions over the Youth Contract, all in the news today.
Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.
Former children's minister Sarah Teather to lead inquiry on asylum support for children, teenage girls choose the pill over the condom, and Scotland rules out a ban of the mosquito, all in the news today.
Labour leader pledges new responsibilities for councils; former pro-paedophile campaign chief claims he kept material at the Home Office; and Education Secretary promises new free schools, all in the news today.
Schools failing to offer independent careers advice, say colleges; young men with eating disorders being missed by health services; and speech therapy in County Durham under threat from cuts, all in the news today.
Private firm G4S admits to taking children's fingerprints "in error", the head teacher of a flagship academy is suspended, and plans for a major youth project in Preston, all in the news today.