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 Home Office is systematically barring young children from joining their mothers in Britain despite extensive proof the women are their primary caregivers, an Observer investigation has revealed. Read the full...
Wraparound childcare that offers provision before and after school is being hindered by a lack of flexibility for parents, research is warning.
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Some 155 comprehensive schools have been identified in a report as being “more socially selective” than the average grammar school in their admissions. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
Headteachers in England have described a culture of non-compliance among pupils, as talks were held to try to avert further strikes at a school in Kent where staff walked out over student behaviour. Read the full...
Ofsted has published a report looking at the multi-agency response to children and families needing support in England, with a focus on targeted early help. The report describes findings from five joint targeted area...
Sweden has declared a “system failure” in the country’s free schools, pledging the biggest shake-up in 30 years and calling into question a model in which profit-making companies run state education...
A majority of the British public now hold positive views about the impact of immigration on the UK, despite intense political rhetoric surrounding the issue, according to an academic survey. The European Social Survey...
Institute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010. Britain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of ministers’ short-term...
The UK might have missed out on as much as £2bn in tax in 2021 from big tech companies shifting their profits elsewhere, according to an estimate by a group campaigning for greater tax transparency. Seven of the biggest...
The Local Government Association has published a report looking at how children’s services are performing in England and Wales. Findings from interviews with national stakeholders and local fieldwork identified systemic...
