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Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance sets out new requirements for improved partnerships to protect children.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A fried chicken shop has been developing and testing a new, healthier menu for children and learning how to nudge the after-school crowd into giving it a try.
Parents are urged to make the most of government support for childcare costs this summer.
Statement by Lord Ahmad, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations, at an event marking the plight and rights of children born of war.
Children in England are on track to consume around 4,800 cubes of sugar by the end of the year, more than double the maximum recommendation.
Children in care will get better mental health assessments as they enter the care system under a new £1million pilot scheme.
The panel members, along with the chair Edward Timpson, will review the most serious child safeguarding cases to share lessons and improve practice.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the importance of the early years and developing a love of reading at the 2018 Pre-school Learning Alliance conference.
New guidance for schools and colleges on how to keep children safe, including advice on how to support young victims of sexual violence and harassment.
Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi spoke at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting event hosted by the British Association of Social Workers.
Children's Minister met staff at Leeds City Council to hear about improvement work in children's social care
A letter from the Secretary of State delegating statutory responsibility for monitoring the Prevent duty in higher education to the Office for Students.
The Regional Adoption Agencies will speed up matching to find loving, stable homes for children more quickly
Eleanor Schooling shares some of the common themes that have emerged as local authorities improve from inadequate.
Measures announced to raise the status of the social work profession to mark World Social Work Day.
Partnership of councils, police chiefs, charities and Government to urge public to report suspicions
The funding will support councils to improve children's social care services.
Damian Hinds joined Chief Social Worker Isabelle Trowler to hear about Hampshire's innovative children's social care projects.
Plans to strengthen information sharing as part of government's ambition to tackle child abuse and neglect.
A support service for mums-to-be in Kirklees which has involved user-led service design and development.
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