James Hempsall

A government consultation into EYFS reforms has closed. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

EYFS reforms 'risk tick-box assessment approach'

Early Years
The Challenge was the biggest provider of the National Citizen Service. Picture: NCS Trust
News

Youth charity The Challenge faces £8m claims following collapse

Youth Work
Sector leaders have called on the government for a review into the care system. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

What does Brexit mean for children and young people?

Social Care
Self-harm incidents have also increased, YJB figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Restraint and self-harm in youth custody at five-year high

Youth Justice
Dr Hilary Cass will chair the group
News

Experts examine use of gender identity treatment for young people

Health
News

In the new edition of CYP Now: Career changers; youth work special; EYFS changes

Children's Services
Children's commissioner Anne Longfield was behind the report. Picture: Alex Deverill
News

'Decent children's mental health services a decade away'

Health
Culture secretary Nicky Morgan announced the investment. Picture: UK Parliament
News

Youth projects to benefit from £7m boost

Youth Work
The serious case review calls on Northamptonshire Children Safeguarding Partnership to review elective home education. Picture: Shutterstock
News

Child abuse case prompts calls for home schooling review

Social Care
Labour MP Paul Blomfield has joined the APPG. Picture: Parliament UK
News

Parliament launches first APPG for young carers

Social Care
Machine learning “without proper ethical oversight” poses serious risks of reinforcing biases, researchers said. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Use of algorithms in children's social care 'risks families being missed'

Social Care
Trevor Doughty will join the LGA's team of children's improvement advisers
News

Former Cornwall DCS to lead LGA's improvement advisers

Children's Services
Wales is the second country in the UK to bring in the ban. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Wales to introduce smacking ban

Early Years
The council has apologised for the error. Picture: Northamptonshire County Council
News

Northamptonshire children's services branded 'worst yet most expensive'

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner asked for the figures in a parliamentary question. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Children's centre numbers fall by a third in 10 years

Early Years
The partnership between Peterborough City Council and charity Tact ended early after both parties spent more than planned. Picture: Adobe Stock/chrisdorney
Analysis

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Social Care