Research highlights the areas with most claims for out-of-work benefits, promising early results for education bursaries for 16 to 19 year olds, and research questions the benefits of universal free childcare, all in the news today.
Hundreds of claims against council over age disputes, children exercising less, and tips for parents on getting children prepared for school, all in today’s news.
The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) has pulled out of a government-funded project with charity Barnardo’s to train unemployed parents to become childminders.
The welfare of children whose parents have separated could be put at risk if proposed changes to how child maintenance payments are monitored go ahead, a charity has warned.
Report shows young carers are sacrificing their childhood, early intervention focus in pupil premium spending, and plans for cuts to legal aid spending in family courts, all in the news today.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no plans to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities once a high-profile pilot project finishes this year, it has emerged.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no plans to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities once a high-profile pilot project finishes this year, it has emerged.
Guidance intended to help school governors provide strong strategic leadership will make little difference to their work, a school governors' leader has warned.
Government plans to speed up the adoption process could undermine efforts to place looked-after children with family members and potentially harm child welfare, The College of Social Work has said.
Barnardo's calls for more action to be taken against paedophiles, Labour suggests banning advertising for under-12s, and a study finds children as young as four are prejudiced towards obese peers, all in the news today.
Incentive payment programmes being trialled in youth justice have reduced demand on offender services in their first year of operation, new figures show.
