Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield at the Youth Zone. Picture: Sian Hopkins

Labour Party Conference: How are we putting our children first?

Youth Work
Robin Walker: 'We maintain that there is a powerful case for reviewing the funding levels for childcare settings'. Picture: UK Parliament

DfE rejects education committee recommendations to improve childcare

Early Years
The tax relief is being put into place to allow care leavers to adjust to independent living. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Aksinia.

Council confirms tax relief for care leavers

Social Care
The EPI is calling for improved ways for schools to identify pupils living in persistent poverty. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

DfE must publish plan to reduce post-pandemic disadvantage gap, say researchers

Education
Anne Longfield will join Bite Back as chair of trustees. Picture: Commission on Young Lives

Bite Back announces Anne Longfield as chair

Health
Sir Andrew McFarlane is president of the family court.

Courts no longer responsible for oversight of unregistered DoL placements, new guidance states

Social Care
John Pearce is director of children's services at Durham County Council. Picture: ADCS

Celebrating diversity and making positive change

The ADCS Blog
James Cathcart is director of Young Voices Heard. Picture: YVH

Local Youth Voice ‘must’ be heard – 507b again

Young Voices Heard
The manifesto calls on the next government to improve support for the early years sector. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Oksana Kuzmina.

Early years leaders publish manifestos for next government

Early Years
Emmie Hopkinson is a paediatric nurse.

Professionals must act to support young people with eating disorders

Guest Blog
Children's charities want more support for homeless teenagers. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Ирина Трухина.

Charities question councils' treatment of teenagers presenting as homeless

Social Care
Hull has been praised for its work around social worker recruitment and retention. Picture: Adobe Stock

Government lifts Hull’s improvement notice

Social Care