1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (401+ words) Charity Centrepoint says almost 13,000 young people are homeless in the region The number of young people facing homelessness across the West Midlands rose by 7% in a year, according to research by a charity who are warning of teens sleeping on…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (237+ words) The East saw a thirteen per cent drop in young people facing homelessness, last year. The second highest of anywhere in the UK A local charity tells us it's 'criminal' that over 10 thousand young people in the East faced homelessness,…...

17+ hour, 9+ min ago  (404+ words) The idea will be put forward at a council meeting on Thursday Council buildings could be turned into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) schools under plans put forward by the Liberal Democrats. The idea will be put forward as…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (940+ words) Mainstream schools will receive direct funding to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as part of a "4 billion package to make the system more inclusive. Targeted interventions such as small-group language work will be invested in, as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (142+ words) North Northamptonshire Council has introduced a Corporate Parenting Strategy for 2026, aiming to enhance support for children and young people in care. The strategy, developed with input from children and young people, pursues a vision to ensure that everyone in care…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (356+ words) Art project brings creativity and a sense of ownership to local youth Young people in Evesham have come together to transform their local youth centre by creating a vibrant new mural. The initiative was funded by the Worcestershire County Council…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (322+ words) InsideOut say needs and demand is growing A children's mental health charity in Teesside say they're supporting children as young as five. It's as this week is Children's Mental Health Week which was started in 2015 to give a voice to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) Forecasting suggests the borough may need up to 700 additional SEND places in mainstream schools and more than 300 places in specialist schools Rotherham could need more than 1,000 additional school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (461+ words) The 'Kids Streets' policy is being piloted in the region We are hearing how parents in the West Midlands are reluctant to allow their children to walk to school alone, because of how dangerous the roads are around the school…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (415+ words) This work featured brain imaging technology- and is the first to use this equipment to see if babies understand these words Researchers at a local Uni have found that 10 month old infants are also beginning to understand verbs- before they…...