Marcus Rashford is encouraging families to join the scheme. Picture: Food Foundation

Marcus Rashford urges families to use £220m school holiday programme

Education
Parents struggled to access support services, Ofsted finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

Existing weaknesses in SEND system ‘exacerbated by pandemic’, Ofsted warns

Education
More than 2,500 childcare settings have closed this year, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

Government ‘knowingly underfunded free childcare’, EYA investigation reveals

Early Years
The Home Office has issues guidance over late applications. Picture: Adobe Stock

Councils to pilot local decision-making for trafficked children

Social Care
Specialist teams will be based in the hubs. Picture: Adobe Stock

Paediatric long covid hubs to be set up

Coronavirus
Last year UASC were taken into the care of Border Force in Dover. Picture: Adobe Stock

Refugee Week: Sector calls for end of asylum-seeking children ‘mistreatment’

Social Care
Open cases have increased by more than a quater, Cafcass says. Picture: Peter Crane

Open family court cases increase by a quarter, Cafcass figures show

Social Care
Sarah Champion has tabled a debate in parliament. Picture: Parliament UK

Allow councils to run new secure academies, urge MPs and campaigners

Youth Justice
Josh MacAlister: Not enough thought was given to the harm done by investigating too readily. Picture: Frontline

Care Review chair ‘favours immediate help over child protection investigations’

Social Care
Chris McLoughlin is director of children's services at Stockport Council. Picture: Stockport Council

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Social Care
Young people will be free to launch their own research projects. Picture: Adobe Stock

#Chances4Children: Young peer researchers to identify youth employment barriers

Youth Work

Ofsted’s report shines a crucial light on importance of empowering RSHE

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