Minister for children and families, Josh MacAlister, has defended proposals to scrap fostering panels amid concerns about ...

Amid the drive to improve adoption outcomes, here are four examples of adoption agencies delivering effective therapeutic ...

The confirmation of new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) legislation in the King’s Speech has prompted a ...

Secure children’s homes are operating at significantly lower occupancy levels in 2026, alongside a continued decline in the ...

An increasing number of councils are reducing - or removing altogether - transport services for young people with special ...

Government cuts to adoption therapy funding are having a widespread negative impact, according to a charity poll, with ...

Childminding could disappear within the next decade without urgent government intervention, a charity has warned.

Lawyers acting on behalf of a disabled child have asked the High Court for a judicial review of the government’s consultation ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an “ambitious” youth experience scheme will be a central part of his relaunched ...

As local authorities explore the use of generative AI for education, health and care plan (EHCP) drafting, Nicole Weinstein ...

Campaigners have said the government must do more to support existing foster carers if it is to restore stability to the ...

A committee of MPs has raised concerns about how families will challenge decisions under the government’s proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, warning that confidence in ...