Matteo Bergamini: “Education can play a vital role in preparing parents and carers to be able to spot the warning signs”

Help parents tackle risks of radicalisation

Children's Services
Derren Hayes: “If these new reforms are to work there must be a culture change among agencies in the way they approach meeting children’s needs”

Make SEND system about collaboration not conflict

Education
Alison O’Sullivan is chair of National Children's Bureau

Care reforms will falter if child poverty is not cut

Child poverty
Junior Smart is founder of SOS Project St Giles and director, Smart Training and Consultancy

Trust is the missing element in tackling youth violence

Youth Justice
Workforce challenges must be addressed before reforming childcare, experts told MPs. Picture: ParliamentTV

Workforce improvement key to childcare reforms, MPs told

Early Years
Birmingham Council is now rated 'good' by Ofsted. Picture: ArenaPhotoUK/Adobe Stock

Ofsted uplifts Birmingham children’s services' rating

Social Care
Concerns over neglect have led to an increase in referrals, teachers told researchers. Picture: Alexander Novikov/Adobe Stock

Most teachers seeing increase in safeguarding referrals

Social Care
The toolkit aims to increase understanding of mental health in the early years. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

Toolkit launches to improve understanding of mental health in early years

Early Years
The training will help youth workers to support children experiencing bereavement. Picture: Synthexua/Adobe Stock

Youth workers to benefit from bereavement support training

Youth Work
The Home Office has launched a consultation on banning machetes and large knives. Picture: Adobe Stock

Plan to increase sentence for selling machetes to children

Youth Justice
The hub offers advice and support to kinship carers. Picture: NDAB CREATIVITY/Adobe Stock

Kinship carer support hub launches

Social Care
John Pearce is ADCS president. Picture: ADCS

Social work agencies consultation could increase ‘stability’ in children’s services, says ADCS president

Social Care