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Ofsted has today published updates to the framework for inspecting local authority children's services (ILACS).
New 2026 UK–Italy Young Leaders Programme cohort announced.
How the City of York Council embedded the national framework across all areas of children’s social care.
How Cheshire West and Chester Council is using the national framework when working with families.
Members confirmed for new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce chaired by the Health and Social Care Secretary to deliver improvements on maternity.
Support for parents and teachers to help with important conversations about poverty in schools and at home.
A new Ofsted report, published today, describes the challenges some schools and colleges face in supporting children in care to reach their potential, due to inconsistencies in local authority practice, unclear national expe…
Health Secretary Wes Streeting appoints Donna Ockenden to lead the independent review into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's maternity and neonatal service.
We're taking action to help families with the cost of living, here is what you need to know.
The government plans to crack down on illegal underage sunbed use to cut cancer risks to teenagers.
Child cruelty convictions such as neglect and abandonment will face the same police notification requirements as registered sex offenders.
Direction issued by the Department for Education to Slough Borough Council to improve performance in children’s social care services.
Seventh and sixth statutory directions relating to children’s social care provision and the first direction relating to SEND issued to Slough Borough Council.
Government launches a landmark consultation on UK children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, curfews, AI chatbots and gaming.
£126 million of support confirmed for family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles who care for relatives’ children in new pilot scheme.
New changes to the GP contract will help protect thousands more children across the country from deadly and highly infectious diseases.
MHRA has raised new concerns around the PATHWAYS trial looking into the prescription of puberty blockers among young people with gender incongruence.
New vaccination campaign launched to boost uptake of childhood immunisations.
A new package of support will help early years settings strengthen their workforce and improve outcomes for children from the very start.
Early support hubs across England to receive a £7 million funding boost to bolster services for young people.
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