More than four in 10 children who are eligible for free school meals were not classed as “school ready” before starting reception in 2022/23, research by the former Children’s Commissioner for England ...

One of the suggestions of the recent SEND review was to overhaul EHCPs, something that is being continued under the SEND AP ...

NCERCC independent analysis of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill 2024 sees ‘more work is necessary’. NCERCC, being ...

Social worker training charity Frontline has announced its new leadership development programme months after its flagship ...

Collaboration and unity are vital across the Eastern region, and this was powerfully demonstrated at the recent Eastern ...

A local authority has agreed to review its school transport policy after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) ...

Young offender institutions (YOIs) continue to lock children in cells for more than 22 hours a day despite the prisons’ ...

Councils are being offered a government grant of just over £1,000 to help them comply with new rules around collecting data ...

The Labour government has announced details of the first round of funding as part of its manifesto pledge to deliver 3,000 ...

England is one of the worst countries in Europe for childcare access while Scotland is one of the best – that’s according to ...

I was reflecting recently on the huge challenge we continue to face in finding loving homes that can fully meet the needs of ...