Updated Working Together to Safeguard Children (UK Government, March 2026) An updated Working Together to Safeguard Children was published last week, building on the 2023 revision and introducing significant chan...
Annual childcare survey highlights SEND provision gap “Serious gaps” in access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those from poor...
Government signals tougher approach to enforcing SEND service standards Local authorities will be stripped of their responsibility for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services where they are ...
Ofsted calls for action to close education gaps for children in care Inconsistent support from local authorities is creating barriers to academic progress for some children in care, despite strong efforts b...
Social work managers go on strike over grading dispute Children’s services team managers and deputies at Bath & North East Somerset Council walk out in response to a job evaluation p...
Government invests in social work posts at Cafcass in rollout of new family court model Justice secretary David Lammy announces national rollout of child focused courts – formerly the private law pathfinder – to s...
