Teachers can use Place2Be's resources to teach children about healthy connections for Children's Mental Health Week. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Story time engagement ‘boosts early language development by seven months’  

Early Years
Ofsted inspectors say more improvement is needed at Blackpool's children's services to ensure all children get the protection they need. Picture: Christopher Baigent/ Adobe Stock

Ofsted praises ‘accelerated improvements’ in Blackpool’s children’s services

Children's Services
Family assessment social workers are among those eligible for benefits. Picture: Adobe Stock

Council offers £12K loyalty payment to social workers

Social Care
Lucy is a counsellor with Redthread. Picture: Redthread

How to offer trauma-informed mental health support to young people

Health
The UCAS expansion is expected to put vocational education on equal footing with traditional academic pathways. Picture: Goodluz/Adobe Stock

UCAS expansion to include apprenticeship pathways

Education
Helen Hayes described the government's response to the Care Review as 'piecemeal'. Picture: Parliament UK

Care Review response: Labour slams 'piecemeal' measures for reform

Social Care
Paul Marshall is strategic director for children and education services at Manchester City Council. Picture: ADCS

Learning from experience

The ADCS Blog
Jules Hillier is chief executive of Pause. Picture: Pause

Heating or eating

Guest Blog
The Princess of Wales has launched her Shaping Us campaign. Picture: Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood/ Twitter

From the royal launch event of Shaping Us

Guest Blog
The platform will provide a accessible and culturally appropriate mental health services to black young people across the UK. Picture: Iryna/Adobe Stock

First digital platform to host mental health services for black young people

Health
Birmingham City Council is expected to respond to the report this month. Picture: Adobe Stock

Birmingham City Council spent £10m fighting SEND appeals, NCB report finds

Education
Teachers can use Place2Be's resources to teach children about healthy connections for Children's Mental Health Week. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Children’s Mental Health: Resources to help young people have healthy relationships

Health