Matt Buttery is chief executive of Triple P UK & Ireland. Picture: Triple P

Three policies that could improve parenting support in the budget

Guest Blog
The research explores the benefits of youth work. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Youth Work Matters: Findings from new Youth Evidence Base research

Guest Blog
Apprenticeships are a crucial route to work for many disadvantaged young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

Special Report: Youth Apprenticeships

Youth Work
There has been a slight increase in social worker diversity, figures show. Picture: RH2021/Adobe Stock

Three-quarters of children’s social worker vacancies filled by agency staff

Social Care
Education unions have questioned the effectiveness of fining parents. Picture: Adobe Stock

Government measures to tackle persistent school absences come into force

Education
Defunding qualifications risks young people becoming NEET, researchers warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

Defunding post-16 qualifications risks eroding young people’s opportunities, report warns

Youth Work
Yvette Stanley: This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance. Picture: Ofsted

Ofsted to delay first supported accommodation inspections

Social Care
Marvel: Enrichment is a ‘fundamental entitlement’

Interview: Ruth Marvel, chief executive of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Youth Work
Secure children’s home provision must be flexible enough to respond to the diverse needs of young people, whether that is through a criminal justice or welfare route. Picture: Samuel B/Adobe Stock

A new blueprint for secure care

Youth Justice
The hubs offer services on issues affecting young people's mental health. Picture: Adobe Stock

Additional funding to support 14 new children’s mental health hubs

Health
Ben Leonard died during a hiking trip in 2018. Picture: North Wales Police

Scouts putting ‘the lives of young people at risk’, warns coroner

Youth Work
BCP council was formed in 2019. Picture: Adobe Stock

Government issues direction notice to council amid ongoing SEND failures

Education