Social workers in schools do not reduce children's need for care, new research shows. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

DfE publishes statutory guidance on agency social worker use

Social Care
Shadow children and early years minister Helen Hayes. Picture: Parliament UK

Helen Hayes to chair cross-party Education Committee

Education
Russell: ‘I’m absolutely passionate about the cause’

Leadership team to leave Redthread amid Catch22 merger

Youth Justice
The programme has supported more than 100 young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

Academics call for nationwide roll out of young adult probation hubs

Youth Justice
Young asylum seekers' care is blighted by a 'lack of safeguarding measures', de Souza says. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

Thousands of vulnerable children missing from education, de Souza warns

Education
James Hempsall is managing director of Coram Hempsall's

Playgrounds are part of many solutions

Early Years
Kathryn Freame is headteacher of Woodside Academy

Evolving needs: adapting to a new SEND landscape

Education
Local authorities are planning to raise council tax in order to fund vital social care services. Picture: Adobe Stock

Struggling council could trigger rarely used powers to charge parents for care costs

Social Care
Sir Keir Starmer, Idris Elba and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper meet with coalition members

Government launches anti-knife crime coalition to tackle youth violence

Youth Work
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Teaching students who have mild vision or hearing difficulties

Ofsted must 're-engage with the sector to develop a fair system built on mutual respect', sector leaders say

Areas appointed to lead regional commissioning pilots for children’s care placements

Children's Services
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would help tackle child poverty, union leaders have said. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Covid impact could be felt by schools for a decade, research warns

Education