A consultation on the national occupational standards (NOS) impacting the youth justice sector is underway. Workers employed ...

The government’s flagship youth crime initiative Young Futures needs to target the most at-risk children if it is to succeed, ...

This week I was thrilled to attend the annual CYP Now Awards dinner. Respect to CYP Now (and their sponsors!) for continuing ...

I cut my professional youth work teeth in my early 20s at a youth club in Bedford. Our centre was open access, five nights a ...

Education experts and children’s services leaders warn Rachel Reeves’s first Budget could have hidden consequences for local ...

I read a report called Transforming Talent in Local Governmenton the same day that national fertility figures fell to their lowest level on record. Based on responses from 57 local authorities, this ...

The rise in the number of children with mental health conditions has prompted policymakers to develop services to support ...

I celebrated my 50th anniversary of working in youth justice a month ago. It’s been a real privilege to be engaged in this work for such a long period. While I am not stopping quite yet, this is my ...

A report by the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Coalition highlighted the links between mental ill health and child ...

A recent Ofsted report highlights the emergence of what it calls “childcare deserts” – areas, mainly in disadvantaged ...

The Centre for Emotional Health has trained staff at a struggling Oxfordshire school in techniques that help meet students ...

School-based teams offer mental health support to students using a range of methods to address mild-to-moderate conditions ...