Care leavers are entitled to support from personal advisors until age 25. Picture: Alexander Raths/Shutterstock

Council denies stripping care leavers aged over 21 of personal advisors

Social Care
Claire Coutinho told MPs the DfE plans to consult with the childcare sector on funding rates before summer. Picture: ParliamentTV

Children's minister faces scrutiny from MPs over childcare reforms

Early Years
Aubin discussed the importance of impact as a SENDCO in first podcast episode. Picture: Gary Aubin

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

Education
Dame Rachel de Souza: 'No child should be able to access or watch pornography'. Picture: Office of the children's commissioner for England

Children’s commissioner: Pornography linked to harmful sexual behaviour among children

Youth Justice
Enid Waterfall, county commissioner for Clwyd County, was one of nine Girlguiding volunteers praised. Picture: Girlguiding

Girlguiding volunteers recognised in Coronation Champion Awards

Youth Work
Children are 'being transitioned smoothly to other homes', the Outcomes First Group says. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Outcomes First Group says ‘recruitment challenges’ behind children’s home closures

Social Care
John Pearce is the current ADCS president. Picture: ADCS

ADCS president: Time to tackle child poverty

The ADCS Blog
Viv Trask-Hall is head of product and innovation at Thrive. Picture: Thrive

When children feel the cost-of-living strain

Guest Blog
Laura Millar is strategic manager of Fife Gingerbread. Picture: Fife Gingerbread

Child Maintenance Service should be re-designed to meet the needs of children and families – not the needs of the state

Guest Blog
A majority of early years professionals said they would support the removal of one-word Ofsted gradings. Picture: Phil Adams

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

Early Years
Orson Grimer visits Downing Street to deliver a campaign letter to the Prime Minister. Picture: Auditory Verbal UK

Nine-year-old urges Prime Minister to invest in early support for deaf children

Health
Mark Riddell addressed councillors at Waltham Forest about the campaign to make care experience a protected characteristic. Picture: Alistair Strathern/Twitter

National adviser for care leavers backs protected characteristic campaign

Social Care