Former Kids Company boss Camila Batmanghelidjh and the charity’s former chairman Alan Yentob face being disqualified from running companies under proceedings brought by the Government. The youth organisation folded amid
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Good progress has been made on improving services for children and young people in the Outer Hebrides, inspectors have said. Inspectors said partners had made significant progress in working together
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More than 1.2 million schoolchildren – around one in seven – have a special educational need, official figures show. The number of youngsters in England with a special need (SEN)
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A Surrey family who struggled to cope with their disabled son’s behaviour were forced to begin legal action against the county council before it provided the right accommodation for him,
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Whole regions of England were left without any specialist inpatient mental health beds for children on three occasions last year, a new report states. On two dates in April 2016
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An investigation has been launched after a vulnerable boy escaped the care of social workers while staying at the Craig Tara caravan resort in South Ayrshire. The 11-year-old climbed through
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The number of childcare providers in Scotland has fallen to a new low, according to Labour. Analysis of official figures by the party found there was a total of 9,282
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Half of children receiving supplies from foodbanks are aged between five and eleven, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 420 foodbanks, said its study showed
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School pupils with mental health issues are being “left in limbo” by a lack of specialist staff, according to a children’s charity. A Freedom of Information request by Scottish Labour
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The causes of severe anti-social behaviour may differ between teenage boys and girls, a new study suggests. This could pave the way for new sex-specific treatments or prevention programmes as
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