Colin Foster is chief executive of Northamptonshire Children’s Trust. Picture: Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Doing the best job of your life

The ADCS Blog
LEYF says many of its apprentices have gone on to become senior managers. Picture: LEYF

Celebrating apprentices in the early years

The Early Years Blog
Supporting emotional health from a young age could save millions of pounds, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

Experts urge ministers to produce emotional health guidance for schools

Health
The exhibition looked at the North East 80s punk scene. Picture: Jack Mcardle

Punk exhibition inspires youth work students' practice

Youth Work
The programme has supported 27 per cent of pupils on free school meals. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Renew funding for tutoring programme to tackle attainment gap, ministers told

Education
The council will recalculate payments for hundreds of families. Picture: Adobe Stock

Council to review special guardianship payments after ombudsman highlights error

Social Care
Rachel de Souza heard from deaf young people about the benefits of Auditory Verbal therapy. Picture: AVUK

Children's commissioner meets deaf children to learn about therapy outcomes

Education
Sports, art, drama, outdoor experiences and volunteering opportunities will be offered by the programme. Picture: Matixmix/Adobe Stock

First recipients of DCMS enrichment partnership announced

Education
The guidance aims to tackle disruptive behaviour in schools linked to mobile phone use. Picture: Adobe Stock/ LincB

Sector split over guidance on mobile phone ban in schools

Education
The films offer an insight into life in a children's home. Picture: CHA

Documentary series to offer ‘unseen’ glimpse of life in children’s homes

Social Care
One in 10 children will experience child sexual abuse, campaigners warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

Compulsory reporting of child sexual abuse 'must be properly funded'

Children's Services
The number of early years job vacancies has been rising since the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina

Sharp rise in early years job vacancies revealed ahead of planned childcare expansion

Early Years