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...
Author will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacy
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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was introduced in Parliament on 17 December 2024. Part 1 of the bill contains reforms to children’s social care. Part 2 makes provision relating to education in England. Most of...
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing out. Read...
Young children and babies living in low-income households are often the most likely to miss out on early childhood support despite being among those most in need of help, a report by two children’s charities is...
Better access to youth services is needed to help young people cut their reliance on phones, a study has found.
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The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on ministers to introduce national guidelines on how local authorities deliver child in needs plans. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
The wellbeing of children and young people is at risk from cuts to local services, the Children’s Commissioner has warned. Analysis by the BBC shows local authorities are making £3bn in savings this financial year, but...
Frontline has published a new report into children’s social work in England in 2024. The charity surveyed 570 social workers to build a picture of children’s social care. Key findings include: social workers identified...
Many students will arrive in year 7 with unidentified speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) – and the older they get the harder they are to identify. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
Young people have shared experiences of being unaware they were placed under deprivation of liberty orders (DoL) as part of a study designed to improve outcomes for other children. Read the full article on this link...
