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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Two-year evaluation of young adult probation hub pilot highlights desire for specialist support tailored to neurodivergent ...

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