Researchers suggest extending compulsory education would mitigate pandemic learning loss. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

DfE proposes ban on teaching sex education to young children

Education
One in 10 children and young people are affected by long-term and persistent speech, language, and communication needs. Picture: Dgl images/Adobe Stock

Webinar to share best practice on teaching pupils with mild vision and hearing difficulties

Health
Research suggests that home-schooled children have reduced access to trusted adults. Picture: Gpointstudio/Adobe Stock

Home schooling register could help protect children ‘kept away from wider society’

Education
Age assessments left young people feeling suicidal in some cases, researchers find. Picture: Adobe Stock

Age checks harming refugee children’s mental health, study warns

Social Care
Catherine Beagley is chief executive of Drawing and Talking Therapy.

Drawing and Talking Therapy chief Catherine Beagley on using creativity to support young people with SEND

Health
The funding will be used to provide more face-to-face support for children as young as eight. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Seventyfour

Children’s Society to expand mental health services with £1mn award

Youth Work
The partnership will examine the impact of youth provision on children's mental health. Picture: NCS

NCS partnership to define youth services impact on mental health

Youth Work
The document reveals the DfE's strategy to tackle profiteering in children's social care. Picture: Adobe Stock

Birmingham Children’s Trust under fire over disclosing child's information

Children's Services
Clive Betts has criticised DfE over its 'refusal to engage' in an inquiry into child-friendly town planning. Picture: Parliament UK

MP slams DfE’s ‘lack of engagement’ during child-friendly town inquiry

Children's Services
Agency social workers must be catergorised into five groups, DfE guidance says. Picture Adobe Stock

Implementation of social work agency price caps delayed

Social Care
Most children say they enjoy being active, says Samuel. Picture: Matimix/Adobe Stock

Step by step: Supporting youth mental health through physical activity

Guest Blog
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was killed in June 2020. Picture: West Midlands Police/Family handout

‘Critical opportunities’ missed to prevent Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death, review finds

Children's Services