The Department for Education says a one-week reduction in court proceeding duration could save £18.5m across all English councils. Picture: Adobe Stock

Applications open for local authority pilot to reduce family court delays

Social Care
Keir Starmer announced the pledge ahead of the Labour Party Conference. Picture: UK Parliament

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

Early Years
The demographic of charity supporters is changing, the research finds. Picture: Rawpixel.com/AdobeStock

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Youth Work
Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in August last year

Safeguarding review launches into death of Sara Sharif

Social Care
Attainment in reading is recovering more slowly than in maths following the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

Pandemic attainment gap reducing faster in maths than reading, study finds

Education
The annual conference is taking place in Manchester this week. Picture: The Conservative Party Flickr

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

Education
Financial pressures are leading families to miss appointments. Picture: andreaobzerova/Adobe Stock

Cost-of-living crisis 'impacting children’s access to occupational therapy'

Health
The roadmap aims to improve access to youth services for all young people. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Roadmap to improve youth services launches

Youth Work
Harker: 'The current patchwork of temporary support available to vulnerable children is doing more harm than good'. Picture: Nuffield FJO

Government taskforce set up to tackle rise in DoL orders

Social Care
Jacky Tiotto said Cafcass needs more flexibility in how it rewards staff to help it compete with local authorities. PIcture: Cafcass

Cafcass boss: 'Enhanced employment package needed to drive down staff turnover'

Social Care
Nursery closure rates are rising ahead of the government's planned expansion of funded childcare hours. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

Nursery closures increase by half in one year

Early Years
One in 10 kinship carers said their household had run out of food within the previous two weeks. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Kinship carers 'consider giving up role' amid financial challenges

Social Care