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Children’s services

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...

August 19, 2026
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Family support services

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...

August 6, 2026
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Child welfare

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...

August 6, 2026
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Child health

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a report looking at child health and wellbeing in the UK. The report brings together evidence across 12 indicators of child health...

July 22, 2026
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UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say

Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’ Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new...

July 14, 2026
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Children’s services

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...

October 16, 2023
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Child exploitation

Barnardo’s has published a report on child exploitation across the UK which looks at the impact of the cost of living crisis and school holidays. Findings from survey data and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to...

July 18, 2023
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Youth work with schools

The National Youth Agency has published a report on the impact of youth work in England. The report includes a survey of schools and youth work organisations and external research. Findings show youth work in and out of...

July 4, 2023