A former foster carer is to investigate how services can better protect babies experiencing separation and placement moves as ...

Lucy Powell has been appointed Secretary of State for Education in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's overhaul of the Cabinet.

In total, 132 outstanding entries have made the shortlist across the 24 Awards categories. The 18 judges assessed more than ...

As Andy Burnham entered Downing Street promising to lead a government that puts the “care of people above everything else”, ...

An innovative youth mental health walk-in service in south London faces closure by the end of the year after Southwark ...

The rise in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities is driving up the cost to councils of ...

In an effort to reduce costs, local authorities across England are developing initiatives including direct payments and ...

This month’s latest funding developments including grants to tackle online harms in London, summer holiday food schemes at ...

Professionals need more training in spotting the signs of child sexual abuse (CSA), experts say, after latest research ...

Most English local authorities do not know whether they have sufficient childcare provision during the six-week summer ...

The government has announced five new areas in England are to create regional commissioning arrangements for children’s ...

A parliamentary inquiry has called for planning rules to be strengthened to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, ...