The number of children's mental health workers has risen significantly since 2019. Picture: Alex Deverill

Survey reveals large rise in children's mental health workforce

Health

The time for investing in children is now

The ADCS Blog
Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf applied for a place for his daughter at Little Scholars Day Nursery

Inspectors uphold Scottish Health Secretary’s complaint over ‘discriminatory’ nursery

Early Years
Foster care recruitment is needed to meet a shortage of foster carers for older children. Picture: Pololia/Adobe Stock

Adopter recruitment tsar calls for national campaign to include foster carers

Children's minister Will Quince described family hubs as Sure Start +++. Image: Parliament TV

Children’s minister outlines ambitions for family hubs

Early Years
Charity Impetus says there is “little correlation between classroom hours and pupil attainment”. Picture: DGL Images/Adobe Stock

Charity urges DfE to explore links between attainment and length of school day

Education
Youth minister Nigel Huddleston made the commitment to create a national youth work register at the NYA’s Youth Work Summit. Picture: Parliament.UK

Youth minister pledges to create register for youth workers

Youth Work
Education Secretary Nadim Zahawi was giving evidence to the Education Select Committee. Image: Parliament TV

Education Secretary backs home education register

Education
Disadvantaged pupils experienced a rise in lost reading development between autumn 2020 and summer 2021

Disadvantaged pupils' education hit hardest by pandemic

Education
Anne Longfield's Commission for Young Lives will run for a year. Picture: Alex Deveril

Lockdowns left thousands of children at risk of exploitation, new figures show

Children's Services
Young people reported having multiple social workers before turning 18. Picture: Adobe Stock

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

Social Care
Youth work provision is more easily accessible in richer areas, new reasearch shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

Quarter of youth services 'runnning on six months' worth of reserves'

Youth Work