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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Children’s health and wellbeing

Barnardo’s have published a report on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on children and families in the UK. The report includes findings from a YouGov poll of 1,000 parents in England, Scotland and Wales and...

Persistent absence

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report into persistent absence which summarises research from previous attendance audit reports. The research identified groups of children who are at more risk of...

Why language matters: in need of attention

NSPCC Learning has published the latest post in its Why language matters blog series. The blog looks at why it’s important to focus on the reasons behind a child’s behaviour, rather than labelling them as...

Parenting

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published part two of the independent family review which looks at how families can be strengthened and how they support each other. The review explores the relationship...