Investment in school nurseries is welcome, but is no panacea
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Investment in school nurseries is welcome, but is no panacea

By By Rachael Shimmin | 01 November 2024

The Government must ensure opportunities arising from investment in early years reach children and families nationwide, writes Rachael Shimmin.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Money is tight, but ambition is greater

By Matthew Gordon | 24 October 2024

The challenge facing public finances is severe, but it should not get in the way of ambitions for...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How's the income pilot going in Wales?

By David Westlake | 24 October 2024

David Westlake and Zoe Bezeczky reflect on the early findings from the Basic Income for Care Leav...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The next steps

By Cllr Lisa Evans | 20 August 2024

Cllr Lisa Evans explains how care-experienced young people are already seeing the benefits of Sto...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Call for 'cross-government plan for childhood'

By Martin Ford | 12 July 2024

The new Government’s approach to child poverty ‘doesn’t go far enough’, the president of the Asso...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

All change please

By Thomas Bridge | 20 July 2016

HS2 is not the only change hitting Birmingham in the coming years. Mark Rogers and Cllr John Clan...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Morgan's education review 'business as usual'

By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016

A new government consultation into the role of councils in education and child safeguarding has b...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MPs tear apart social work reforms

By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016

MPs have torn apart the Government’s social work reform plans and called for greater coordination...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services face further monitoring after damning Wilshaw letter

By Sam Clayden | 08 July 2016

Ofsted inspectors could be assigned to monitor local authorities where children are prone to extr...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Hill: Councils best placed to run schools

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 July 2016

Children’s services chiefs have called for a ‘meaningful relationship’ between Whitehall and loca...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Extra £300m to be spent on adult social care

By Laura Sharman | 30 June 2016

Councils are planning to invest an extra £308m this year on adult social care services, according...

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