Manchester City Council handed out free books to year 6 pupils. Picture: Manchester City Council

Round-up: The holiday activities and food programmes taking place this summer

Education
Wraparound care could suffer due to the Covid-19 pandemic, local authorities have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

Councils 'fear for future of breakfast and after-school clubs' post-pandemic

Education
The NYA is calling for the recruitment of 10,000 qualified youth workers. Picture: Alex Deverill

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

Youth Work
Eddie Holmes mentors young people through the Big Onion project. Picture: Merseyside Expanding Horizons

#Chances4Children: Merseyside project offers opportunities to young entrepreneurs

Youth Work
Campaigners have called for measures specifically targeted around young women. Picture: Adobe Stock

Call for police and crime commissioners to improve diversion among young adults

Youth Justice
Bradford Partnership has apologised over the review. Picture: Adobe Stock

Bradford has ‘lessons to learn’ over decades of child sexual exploitation, review finds

Social Care
Michael King is the local government and social care ombudsman. Picture: LGO

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

Social Care

How to help children challenge gender stereotypes online

Guest Blog
Javed Khan will chair the 16-strong group. Picture: Alex Deverill

Barnardo's chief Javed Khan steps down

Children's Services
Children are often placed away from their communities. Picture: pingpao/Adobe Stock

Letters to the Editor: Care Review needs radical reboot

Social Care
Mentors from Croydon-based charity Lives Not Knives work with vulnerable young people who face multiple challenges against a volatile backdrop of rising knife crime

A decade on from the summer riots

Youth Work
The Case for Change report argues there is too much emphasis on assessment and investigation and not enough on support. Picture: Prostock-studio/Adobe Stock

Call for review to recognise the factors in risk-averse practice

Social Care