Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.
Nearly 300 under-12s in London arrested in three years for carrying weapon; Welsh commissioner warns of "marginalised" disabled young people; and council official warns of "brewing storm" in children's services, all in the news today.
Family of deaf child to launch legal battle against government over decision to delay the introduction of a sign language GCSE; Youth Select Committee begins evidence hearings on barriers to work experience; and bin workers in Telford receive training to spot child abuse, all in the news today.
Councils best placed to improve failing schools, study finds; MPs call for Esther McVey to resign over Universal Credit claims; and pledge to expand Welsh free childcare praised, all in the news today.
Cutbacks risk putting welfare of vulnerable children at risk, Tory peer warns; first online adverts banned under new rules to tackle child obesity; and detectives launch murder probe after 16-year-old stabbed in Liverpool, all in the news today.
Charity claims thousands of parents falsely claiming domestic abuse in order to claim legal aid in custody cases; Childline reports 14 per cent increase in children getting in touch due to loneliness; and education select committee chair calls on government to protect funding for state-run nurseries, all in the news today.
Former DfE minister calls for temporary ban on bouncy castles; Home Office accused of profiteering from child citizenship applications; and calls for government to drop "misleading" education claims, all in the news today.
Research highlights exposure of children to fast food outlets in deprived areas; NHS England chief executive calls for greater support for children with mental health needs; and government's "two-child policy" results in 70,000 low-income families losing £2,800 each, all in the news today.
Star Wars child health initiative launches; parents report decline in quality of health services for disabled children; and government calls for ideas on how to detect people carrying knives, all in the news today.
Concerns Brexit may be dissuading disadvantaged children from learning a foreign language; police and coroner issue warning about potential harm of online game; and children's commissioner calls for more joined-up support for children from forces families, all in the news today.
Schools to pilot new way of measuring children's language and vocabulary development; concerns raised about school pupils taking "upskirt" pictures; and study finds quarter of children under the age of two have their own tablet device, all in the news today.