Abuse also includes images voluntarily shared by young people being reshared without their knowledge or consent. Picture: Brian/Adobe Stock

Charity campaign highlights signs of child sexual exploitation

Youth Justice
Bridget Phillipson is MP for Houghton and Sunderland. Picture: UK Parliament

Education Secretary orders review of planned free schools

Education
New data shows 'overwhelming' support for expanding access to free school meals, according to researchers. Picture: Monkey business/Adobe Stock

Automatic enrolment pilot feeds 20,000 extra pupils

Education
Brighton's Hamilton Lodge School and College is set to close next summer

Families lobby Education Secretary to review support for deaf children

Health
The Bill has been introduced in parliament. Picture: Adobe Stock

Government publishes first details of 10-year child poverty strategy

Children's Services
Those with experience of care have been encouraged to apply for the Experts by Experience group. Picture: Adobe Stock

Most councils describe children’s services as biggest financial pressure

Social Care
Current childcare policy benefits more affluent families, a new report warns. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

Complex childcare application systems create barriers for disadvantaged families, research warns

Early Years

Most English councils ‘not willing to act as guarantors for care leavers’

Social Care

Inspection as a tool for reflection

Social Care
Young people said that once they had been shut out of education, work or training, re-entering became more difficult. Picture: Adobe Stock

LGBT+ education: How to effectively engage primary school parents

Education
James Hempsall is managing director of Coram Hempsall's

Change the approach to targeting early years for disadvantaged children

Early Years
Researchers are calling on government to roll out an 'inclusion dashboard'. Picture: Adobe Stock

CYP Now conference explores ways to increase school attendance