London has the biggest funding shortfall in youth homelessness, according to research. Picture: Adobe Stock/ upyanose

Councils face £300mn shortfall in youth homelessness funding

Children's Services
Andy Smith is ADCS president for 2024/25. Picture: ADCS

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

Social Care
Jill Colbert is chief executive of Together for Children and director of children’s services at Sunderland City Council. Picture: Together for Children

Devo, devo, devo…what’s in it for our families?

The ADCS Blog
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation. Picture: LEYF

The impact of the mobile phone

The Early Years Blog
The North East is set to be affected by falling school rolls, as well as London. Picture: Adobe Stock/ dglimages

Falling school rolls spark fears of £1bn funding drop

Education
Anne Longfield says school absences increase the risk of child criminal exploitation. Picture: Centre for Young Lives

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

Youth Justice
The council said it believed the village of Old Weston is too rural to facilitate a children's home. Picture: Google Maps

Council blocks plans for new children’s home

Social Care
Children as young as 13 can join Whatsapp under new rules. Picture: Adobe Stock

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Health
The YJB is calling for out-of-court diversions to be 'fairly applied' to children from racial minorities. Picture: SeventyFour/Adobe Stock

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

Youth Justice
The aim of the partnership is to inspire more young people to pursue teaching. Picture: Scouts

Scouts wins £129,000 DfE contract to boost teacher recruitment

Education
Robin Walker says hearing people's experiences first hand will be a 'huge help'. Picture: UK Parliament

MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services

Social Care
Ofsted routinely visits local authority children's services. Picture: Phil Adams

Ofsted: Latest children’s services focused visits

Social Care