Girls reported greater benefits from participation in sports, researchers say. Picture: Rido/Adobe Stock

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Youth Work
John Pearce is director of children’s services at Durham County Council

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

Education
Funding should cover support for babies up to people aged 25, the coalition says. Picture: eeeu/Adobe Stock

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

Health
The National Day Nurseries (NDNA) highlighted that the uplift amounts to less than five per cent of current funding. Picture: DG Images/Adobe Stock

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

Early Years
While at school, young people with caring responsibilities miss an average of 27 days per academic year. Picture: Lightfieldstudios/Adobe Stock

Driving change in higher education – new support for young adult carers

Guest Blog
Some councils said they retained funding to pay for specialist educational support. Picture: Lightfield Studios/Adobe Stock

Probe reveals how funding rate cut will hit council childcare role

Early Years
Most councils said retained funds were used to cover early years team staff costs. Picture: Alex Hinds/Adobe Stock

How councils use the retained childcare funding

Early Years
Cardiff City Council celebrated achieving child-friendly city status with a two-day ‘rights festival’ at Cardiff City Stadium. Picture: Nick Treharne

The city putting children’s rights at the forefront of its strategies

Children's Services
Gay Palmer, NHS England social prescribing link worker

The case for social prescribing

Health
The DfE has pledged to set out guidance governing the supply of social work staff . Picture: fizkes/Adobe Stock

Briefing: U-turn on agency ban

Social Care
Charity Redthread provides support to young people at a 'reachable moment'. Picture: Redthread

Tackling rising youth violence threat

Youth Work
Graham Chatterley: ‘Children need to feel safe to learn’

Interview: Graham Chatterley, educationalist

Education