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Councils in the North of England are paying an extra £25bn to place children in care compared with local authorities in the South, a report is claiming.

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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MPs have backed major plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking including a ban on the marketing of vaping products aimed at children.

Youth work improvement initiative to tackle 'fragmentation' of services

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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An initiative is launching that aims to gather the views of a cross-sector group of 10,000 professionals to find ways to improve support for young people.

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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English local authorities are facing an annual shortfall of £332 million in youth homelessness funding, economists have warned.

Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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England is one of only a few countries where poorer families spend a higher proportion of their income on childcare than their more well-off peers, new research finds.

DfE scraps social work leadership training scheme

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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A flagship leadership development programme for children’s social workers has been scrapped by the Department for Education because of budget cuts.

ADCS president pledges focus on improving diversity in children’s services

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has committed to “improving diversity across local authority children’s services” over the coming year.

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Programme launches to distribute £3.6mn to support care leavers

Children with SEND disproportionately excluded from primary school, research finds

Free Loaves on Fridays: Anthology of 100 care experienced voices published

North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

Youth work improvement initiative to tackle 'fragmentation' of services

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries

DfE scraps social work leadership training scheme

ADCS president pledges focus on improving diversity in children’s services

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