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 government’s flagship programme to support disadvantaged families is to be revamped to focus on specific issues around tackling abuse and homelessness. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
Women in the UK were paid just 90p for every £1 earned by a man, according to the latest figures released through the government’s gender pay gap reporting mechanism.
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Ofcom has released a report exploring how media was understood and used by children and young people aged 3-17 in the UK in 2021. The report is part of wider programme from Ofcom, ‘Making sense of media’, and is...
Childhoods have got worse in the UK, with the majority of adults believing children’s futures have been blighted by the Covid pandemic, declining levels of mental health and financial hardship, a survey has found. More...
Tens of thousands of women who asked the government to look into cripplingly expensive childcare costs in the UK had their demands for an inquiry rejected by the government on International Women’s Day. Read the full...
Urgent GP referrals for young people have surpassed pre-pandemic levels sparking concerns that children’s health is deteriorating, experts say.
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Playing with dolls encourages children to talk more about others’ thoughts and emotions, a study has found. The research suggests that playing imaginary games with dolls could help children develop social skills, theory...
Thousands with drug and alcohol problems are feared to be missing out owing to pandemic and funding cuts
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Care workers are not adequately valued or rewarded for their vitally important role, a new report from Scotland’s spending watchdogs has said. It said the poor terms and conditions for staff contributed to...
A landmark study has described the way primary school pupils are taught to read in England as “uninformed and failing children”, calling on the government to drop its narrow focus on phonics. Researchers at UCL’s...
