Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund will support projects that reduce the short or long-term effects of poverty on the life chances and outco...
Just a week into the job, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has wasted no time in setting out plans to boost young people’s access to work and training places...
Professionals need more training in spotting the signs of child sexual abuse (CSA), experts say, after latest research suggests one in six children are sexua...
Local government and children’s services leaders have defended councils’ use of unregistered children’s homes after Ofsted announced it will take a tougher a...
A team of independent experts are to assess safeguarding arrangements across health and social care agencies in Oldham in the wake of the killing of 13-month...
While recognising the need for action over the risks posed by social media, campaigners and charities say the planned ban for under-16s must be backed with i...
“Remaking childhood”, “transforming relationships with screens”, and “resetting the debate on the role of big tech” are some of the ways children’s sector or...
Organisations from across the children’s services sector have reacted to Alan Milburn’s youth inactivity interim report, praising its analysis of the challen...
The rising number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) is "probably the most significant challenge facing our country", according...
Campaigners have said the government must do more to support existing foster carers if it is to restore stability to the sector and deliver the 10,000 more fost
