Children’s charity NSPCC is expecting an uptick in contacts about children being left at home alone as the school summer ...

Youth work should be made a "central pillar" of government policy and funding decisions, the National Youth Agency has urged.

A programme offering free holiday activities and opportunities to young people at risk of exploitation and violence has been launched by the Mayor of London.

Councils are being reminded to review children’s special educational needs and d (SEND) in the run-up to key stage transfers, in accordance with statutory requirements.

The government is progressing with plans to lower the voting age to 16 UK-wide, representing the biggest expansion of ...

The spotlight of scrutiny is once again shining bright on the children’s homes sector following the launch of investigations ...

An “unsustainable” accounting measure allowing councils to keep special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) overspends ...

While we've waited, the situation has worsened, with recent NHS data indicating that one in four people aged 16-24 have a ...

Latest statistics for the 2023/2024 academic year show that school exclusions in England have reached their highest levels in ...

The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds receiving government-funded childcare fell below 100,000 this year to the lowest ...

Parents are influencing policy and politics, and driving innovation in practice. No longer passive and grateful participants ...

Millions of children are growing up with vulnerabilities exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic – a trend that will further worsen without meaningful investment, a think-tank has warned.