Children's services professionals from across the UK have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List.

The government is to introduce a package of measures to reverse the long-term decline in fostering households, children and ...

Anna Freud would have welcomed the review into rates of mental health, autism and ADHD diagnosis as a way of better ...

There is likely to be debate on whether the UK should follow Australia's social media ban for under-16s, but rather than ...

As she prepares to step down as chair of trustees at the National Children’s Bureau, Alison O’Sullivan reflects on what has been achieved over her seven-year tenure and what challenges lay ahead.

The government has unveiled proposals for a new child protection body as part of a national strategy to strengthen safeguards for children and prevent abuse and exploitation. The plans will address ...

Advice on how to bid for a short-term grant that funds communication and learning equipment for families caring for a disabled child or young person. Grants can be used to fund sensory or specialist ...

Lancashire County Council’s Virtual School Employment Support Team was the big winner at the 2025 Children & Young People Now Awards. Solace performed three songs for the 450 guests at the CYP Now ...

The government has announced more funding to roll out the Families First Partnership programme across England. Here, children's minister Josh MacAlister calls on local safeguarding leaders to "step up ...

Eligible primary schools are invited to bid for funding in the next phase of the government’s free breakfast clubs, ahead of April 2026. Research shows breakfast clubs improve the attainment of 5- to ...

Mobile phones will be locked away during the school day in every state high school in Cheshire, under an initiative led by the county’s police and crime commissioner (PCC). Schools that have trialled ...

This week, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry examined the decisions and actions of politicians and senior civil servants at the Department for Education during the pandemic. Former Education Secretary Gavin ...