In my final update of 2024 I report on the introduction of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that was introduced to Parliament earlier this week, the publication of Ofsted’s first monitoring report on the commitments made in its Big Listen consultation and the announcement of a package of measures to protect the public and young people from youth radicalisation.

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill introduced to Parliament
On Tuesday, the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson introduced the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill into Parliament. The Bill, which is yet to come into law, focuses on making sure no child falls through gaps between different services and that families can get help when they need it.

Big Listen action monitoring report published
Ofsted has published the first monitoring report on the commitments made in its Big Listen consultation, which ran earlier this year. The report sets out all the improvement actions that Ofsted has completed and provides an update on those not yet completed.

New measures to tackle radicalisation
Earlier this week, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a package of measures to better protect the public and young people from youth radicalisation. The measures include updating Prevent policy and guidance, broadening available interventions, and undertaking a strategic policy review.