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

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

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

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.

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

A charity coalition is calling for an urgent review of the government’s “abrupt and short-sighted” cuts to adoption support, ...

A High Court legal challenge has been launched over the government’s alleged “unlawful decision” to authorise the use of Pava ...

Updated guidance on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) includes notable enhancements but some gaps too, says Lisa Handy, RSHE training and programme manager at Coram Life Education.

While we've waited, the situation has worsened, with recent NHS data indicating that one in four people aged 16-24 have a mental health condition. Here are three ways we believe the plan delivers for ...

The government should focus on helping councils and independent fostering agencies (IFA) to work more closely together ...

An “unsustainable” accounting measure allowing councils to keep special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) overspends off their books should not be extended past 2028, a parliamentary committee ...