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 Department for Education (DfE) has published findings from the second wave of the Children of the 2020s longitudinal study in England, measuring the circumstances and outcomes of children and their families. The...
Chair of UK government review says dramatic changes in labour market risks putting ‘a generation on the scrapheap’
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Teachers will be given training to identify and address misogyny in the classroom, while high-risk pupils could be sent on behavioural courses as part of the government’s strategy to tackle violence against women...
The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but is it enough to see off the far right and rescue a generation shut out of affordable living?
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Ofsted has published its annual report for the academic year 2024-25. The report presents findings from Ofsted’s own research and analysis alongside evidence from its inspections of schools, colleges and providers of...
NSPCC Learning has published a new report on how communities can work together to support families and help prevent child abuse and neglect. A survey was carried out with over 6,500 adults across the UK to understand...
Girlguiding has published the findings of its annual survey on the everyday lives of girls in the UK. The 17th Girls’ attitudes survey captures the views of 2,500 girls and young women with a focus on sexism and...
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry team has published a report looking at how the coronavirus pandemic impacted children and young people. The Inquiry heard from 600 9- to 22-year-olds about their experiences of living through the...
Hundreds of children and young people have described their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, spanning a “multitude of profound, distressing and life-altering” challenges. Read the full article on this link...
The NSPCC has published a news story on children’s concerns about returning to school in September. Childline data shows that between 2024 and 2025, 1,812 counselling sessions were delivered to young people on...
