Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said. Read more. Share this:Click to...

School system discouraging inclusion, ADCS warns

The education system is blighted by “greater competition between individual schools” which is “coming at the expense of inclusion”, a new paper by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is warning. Read more. Share this:Click to...

Childcare: £400m to expand free scheme in England

The government is to invest £400m in its plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England from April. The Department for Education (DfE) has also announced an increase in funding rates for nursery places. Its hourly rates available to...

Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents

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 article on this link to The Guardian...

Youth custody

HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published a report examining youth custody in England and Wales. The report looks at the experiences of 12- to 18-year-olds in custody through surveys and independent reviews of progress. Findings include: 66% of...

Children and violence

The Youth Endowment Fund has published a report on children’s experiences of violence in England and Wales which includes a survey of over 7,500 teenagers. Findings include: 47% of teens had been a victim or witness of...

Youth justice system

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has published a report exploring the impact of youth work provision on young people within, or at risk of entering, the youth justice system in England and Wales. The report outlines the...

Multi-agency working

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...