Some youth bodies used the call for evidence as a chance to express frustrations about existing guidance. Picture: Adobe Stock

Warning over voluntary youth providers' low funding reserves

Youth Work

Tougher action needed to tackle children’s oral health crisis, ministers told

Health
Researchers suggest extending compulsory education would mitigate pandemic learning loss. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Council launches formal consultation on school closures amid falling pupil numbers

Education
A 12-year-old boy has been sentenced at Liverpool Youth Court following riots in August

Boy, 12, youngest person to be sentenced over riot offences

Youth Justice

Episode 10: Riots response; social worker shortage; residential care policy

Dr Gavin Morgan is chair of the Division of Educational and Child Psychology at the British Psychological Society

We need more educational psychologists in our local authorities – and we need to ensure we retain them

Education
Educational psychologists say they do not have the time to properly fulfil their roles

‘Unmanageable’ workloads risk educational psychologist shortage, survey reveals

Education

Further cuts to council funding would be ‘disastrous’ for struggling children's services, leaders warn government

Education
Geethika Jayatilaka is interim executive director at YMCA George Williams College

A key question from young people on research: Where does it all go?

Guest Blog
Rachael Wardell is director of children's services at Surrey County Council

World Suicide Prevention Day: Supporting our young people

The ADCS Blog
Yvette Stanley: This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance. Picture: Ofsted

Ofsted names social care and early years leaders to advise on inspection reform

Social Care
Young people told the Prince's Trust that they have lost confidence when it comes to work and training. Picture: Adobe Stock

Youth unemployment at lowest level in a decade, report finds

Education