Tameside Council has vowed to improve services. Picture: Tameside Council/Twitter

Ofsted rates Tameside ‘inadequate’ amid rising caseloads

Social Care
Young people are being asked to share their views on health services. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

Young people being sought to help shape health services

Health
Dr Sarah Carlick is a digital safeguarding consultant.

Banning phones will not make children safer

Your Shout
Derren Hayes: 'Whichever party forms the next government, it will need a stable and sufficient early years workforce to help drive economic growth.'

Reward longevity to retain and attract childcare staff

Editorial
Jo Davidson: 'Words are important. They create, they destroy; they enable, they control.' Picture: The Staff College

Let’s humanise the language of children’s services

Children's Services
Mark Russell: 'The prevailing narrative, suggesting that some asylum seekers are adults pretending to be children, is not only misleading but harmful'.

The silent struggle of asylum-seeking children

Social Care
Denise Hatton: 'Youth services are not a luxury but the bedrock of a prosperous future.' Picture: YMCA

English councils increase spending on youth services

Youth Work
Chris Munday is executive director for children and family services at Barnet Council. Picture: Barnet Council

Listening to our children about mental health

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

Should social enterprise deliver public services?

The Early Years Blog
Councillors Brian Hammersley (L) and Jeff Morgan (R) spoke during an SEND discussion in January. Picture: Warwickshire Council webcast

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

Children's Services
The report has recommended 11 key areas for the Met Police to work on to improve its handling of child exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Ian

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

Youth Justice
The new school will provide specialist facilities for children with autism. Picture: Newcastle City Council

Council launches consultation over school for children with autism

Education