Council set to close more than half of children's centres

Early Years

Government orders review of social media impact on children's mental health

Health

Families launch legal bid to prevent SEND cuts

Education

Council pays compensation for persistent failures in SEND support

Education

Care proceedings duration rises to 30 weeks

Social Care

Government to launch £200m youth fund to tackle violent crime

Children's Services

Troubled youth custody centre to become first 'secure school'

Youth Justice

Damian Hinds announces school sports drive to 'develop young people's character'

Education

Concerns remain at trust-run children's services, says Ofsted

Social Care

Fall in missing children incidents linked to 'county lines'

Social Care

Access to childcare in deprived areas deteriorates, study finds

Early Years

Rise in proportion of 30-hour childcare applications approved

Early Years