The government has announced new arrangements for how long it will take for someone from overseas to qualify for “settled ...

A new leadership programme for directors of children’s services is to be developed under a government initiative to ...

A report sets out how youth work can prevent young people becoming disengaged from education, employment and training, after ...

Automatically classifying all children in kinship care as children in need could trigger unnecessary assessments and statutory scrutiny of stable family ...

A partnership between the government, National Lottery and youth sector bodies will see £17.8 million invested in developing the skills of the youth sector ...

Councils expect SEND deficits to build up again after historic balances are largely cleared, prompting calls for longer-term ...

Youth organisations are facing rising costs and recruitment pressures as growing demand for support adds to funding ...

How should school staff respond when a child’s concerning behaviour suggests criminal exploitation may be a factor? Online safeguarding expert Mubina Asaria offers five pieces of advice for education ...

A short film showing how youth work helps a teenage boy find a sense of belonging has been launched to mark the start of ...

The recent national recruitment campaign offers an opportunity to bring the whole fostering sector together. Mark Owers ...

Children’s social care must prioritise placement stability and make protecting relationships part of everyday practice, a ...

Ministers are being urged to go beyond their planned cap on children’s social care profits and end the use of for-profit providers altogether, as latest ...