Guidance bans gender identity content. Picture: Mario Montero/Adobe Stock

Impact of proposed changes to sex and relationships education

Education
Neurodivergent pupils face challenges in the classroom, experts say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Breaking the offending cycle

Youth Justice
There were 22,703 care proceedings cases disposed of in 2021, around 10% more than in 2020. Picture: Proxima Studio/Adobe Stock

Key Data: Work of the family court

Children's social care and early years costs for councils are set to increase. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe Stock

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

Social Care
Data and evidence can help deliver better services for children and families. Picture: RawPixel.com/Adobe Stock

Five ways social care can build on the foundations of the last parliament

Social Care
Greater support to help foster carers feel valued is needed, campaigners say. Picture: Kaikoro/Adobe Stock

Prioritise foster care retention over recruitment drives, campaigners urge

Social Care
Young people from low-income backgrounds struggle more once they reach secondary school. Picture: Adobe Stock/ andov

High-achieving disadvantaged five-year-olds fall behind peers by age 14, study warns

Education
LGO Amerdeep Somal says she is 'satisfied with the council’s action plan to increase its access to educational psychologists'. Picture: LGO

Council apologises over EHCP delay linked to educational psychologist shortage

Education
Events marking Windrush Day took place in Brixton's Windrush Square. Picture: William/Adobe Stock

Dreaming big for Windrush generation

The ADCS Blog
Peter Leonard is chief executive of The Centre for Emotional Health. Picture: Centre for Emotional Health

General Election 2024: Achieving good emotional health for all

Guest Blog
Richard Norman is chief executive of the Leadership Skills Foundation. Picture: Leadership Skills Foundation

Build what you want, but you need a confident, skilled population to make it work

Guest Blog
Fiona Duncan led the Scottish care review which was launched in 2016. Picture: The Promise

Scotland commits to refreshed six-year plan for care-experienced young people

Social Care