Ofsted have published statistics on inspections of local authority children’s services in England as at 31 March 2026. Key findings include: the overall quality of local authority children’s services in...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the final report for the Family Voice Project in England. The project involved work with families to explore their experiences of accessing family support...
The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
The Global Boyhood Initiative has published a report exploring theorisations of masculinities, boyhood and gender in the UK. The report reviews literature on boyhood and covers families, school, leisure, and social...
The Global Boyhood Initiative aims to enable adults to raise boys to become men who embrace healthy masculinity.
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The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year...
Some 1.7 million children are now estimated to be behind with talking and understanding words following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
HM Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales (HMI Prisons) has published a thematic report looking at outcomes for girls in custody. The report focuses on 14 girls held in secure children’s homes (SCHs) or a young...
More than a third of young people feel their life is spiralling out of control, according to findings released to the Guardian ahead of a nationwide campaign that highlights Covid’s impact on the younger generation. The...
Youth workers must work with education professionals, parents and carers to help children become aware of and deal with the impact of online risks, new research finds. Read the full article on this link to Children...
The Children’s Society has published a report which examines the latest trends in children’s wellbeing in the UK. Findings from the report include: around 6% of children aged 10-15 in the UK are unhappy with their...
Childcare providers must be classed as “vulnerable businesses” in order to receive enough government funding to keep settings open amid the cost-of-living crisis, sector leaders have said. Read the full article on this...
Schools in England risk “haemorrhaging” vital teaching assistants to better-paid jobs in supermarkets and other places because of the cost of living crisis with recruitment becoming increasingly difficult, according to...
