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 has announced the 12 local authorities in deprived areas of England that will pilot a strengthened out-of-school youth work offer.
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The Centre for Young Lives has published a new annual report examining the scale and nature of childhood vulnerability in England. Drawing on data from government departments and the Office of National Statistics, the...
Youth work should be made a “central pillar” of government policy and funding decisions, the National Youth Agency has urged.
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Youth-led group Bite Back claims that its campaign against junk food firms is being “effectively silenced” after being rejected by two of the UK’s biggest outdoor advertising space firms. Read the full article on this...
Barnardo’s has published a new report on the impact of family hubs in England. Family hubs are a community-based support service for families. Interviews were carried out with parents who have been supported by...
Social workers continue to be English local authorities’ biggest recruitment and retention challenge, research has found. Majorities of authorities reported challenges attracting or holding onto social workers across...
Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’
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Exclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the country
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The Department for Education (DfE) has published a report summarising learning from the delivery of the final year of the Supporting families programme in England. Supporting families ran from April 2012 to March 2025...
Raising the Nation Play Commission report recommends ban on ‘no ball games’ signs and raising digital age of consent to 16
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