A place-based approach to learning helps children feel pride in their surroundings

How history education inspires local pride in pupils

Education
A high turnover of social workers has been identified as a continuing problem for the Greater Manchester borough of Bury. Picture: ReayWorld/Adobe Stock

Local Spotlight: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Children's Services
Christopher Heseltine-James: “I find myself conducting therapeutic work with families, sometimes in our outward-bound setting, sitting in a climbing harness on a cliff edge”

How I Got Here: Christopher Heseltine-James, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Social Care
The NCB has been appointed to support local authorities and providers implementing quality standards. Picture: National Children's Bureau

NCB to promote introduction of quality standards for supported accommodation

Social Care
The Hear Me Out Group and Terry Galloway gather at Doncaster Council Offices. Picture: Terry Galloway

Council backs young people’s call for recognition of care experience

Social Care
Use of data is 'crucial' to identifying areas of improvement for practice, experts say. Picture: Drazen/Adobe Stock
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Lack of early help support is a key driver of children missing school, experts say. Picture: Wavebreak Media Micro/Adobe Stock

Schools left unsupported by councils as early help referrals surge

Education
Andy and Judy Thomas pictured with children, families and wellbeing minister Claire Coutinho (right). Picture: Claire Coutinho/Twitter

De Souza and Coutinho back calls to improve online safety in schools after teen’s death

Education
Without early years settings children would struggle to develop social and personal skills, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

Imagine if there was no early years

Guest Blog
Three-quarters of parents say they have left their jobs to care for a their disabled child, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

Disabled children ‘failed and forgotten’ by government, survey finds

Education
NYA's new toolkit helps young people talk openly about cost-of-living pressures. Picture: Daniel Ernst/AdobeStock

Cost-of-living toolkit for youth workers launches

Youth Work

Parenting support should be a positive response not a punishment

Guest Blog