Children’s services

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...

August 19, 2026

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Family support services

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...

August 6, 2026

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Child welfare

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...

August 6, 2026

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‘Let them be kids!’ Is ‘free-range’ parenting the key to healthier, happier children?

Now more than ever, children are cooped up indoors and monitored 24/7. But how can they build confidence and social skills if adults never let them out of their sight?
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

August 16, 2021

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Funding for deprived schools in England has shifted to wealthy areas, study finds

Government promises to level-up funding in education have resulted in money being shifted away from schools in the most disadvantaged areas and invested in pupils in more prosperous areas of England, according to the...

July 2, 2021

General Safeguarding

Home or out alone

NSPCC Learning has made available a guide for professionals to help parents and carers decide whether their child is ready to either stay at home or go out alone. The guide covers some of the risks parents should...

June 29, 2021

General News

Children’s services in England shaky as Jenga tower, says review lead

The English children’s services system is a “tower of Jenga held together by Sellotape” and needs major reform and investment, the head of an independent review has found. Read the full article on this link to The...

June 17, 2021

General Safeguarding

How social workers can help improve the health system’s response to women

As a female-dominated profession, performing mentally and physically demanding roles, the government is seeking social workers’ views to help shape its Women’s Health Strategy, say the chief social workers...

June 3, 2021

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‘It’s right to focus on race, but we must look at equality in social work in the round’

Social Work England’s new head of equality, diversity and inclusion, Ahmina Akhtar, sets out her priorities for tackling inequalities within her organisation and in the profession as a whole. Read the full article...

June 1, 2021

General Safeguarding

Children in military families

Angela Ruskin University (ARU) has published a report, commissioned by the Naval Children’s Charity (NCC), examining issues that affect the wellbeing of children in military families including: the impact of deployment...

May 11, 2021

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Vulnerable children and young people

The Department for Education (DfE) has published data from the vulnerable children and young people survey of local authorities in England looking at the impact of the coronavirus on children’s social care. Wave...

May 4, 2021

General News

One in three schools ‘using pupil premium funding to plug budget gaps’

More than a third of headteachers say they are using pupil premium funding meant for disadvantaged children to plug gaps in their school budget. Among school leaders surveyed, 34 per cent said pupil premium funding...

April 28, 2021

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How does social work regulation perpetuate institutional racism?

The lack of reference to anti-racism in social work standards and the over-representation of practitioners of colour in fitness to practise require urgent action. But so far Social Work England has fallen short, argues...

April 23, 2021

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