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Disabled youngsters need rights of passage

They enter adult life in need of support, but public services must be aware that these teenagers have their own ambitions

Carpentry helps jobless nail a better future

A programme in the East End of London is countering the danger of social exclusion by offering skills training

Asos blames postal strike as growth slips

The Royal Mail strike has thwarted sales growth at Asos, the online fashion retailer, in spite of contingency arrangements

Should older people pay for social care?

A consultation on the Green Paper looking at how adult social care should be funded closes today

Management briefing: social housing

Conservative plans would give tenants more flexibility in being able to choose where to live with less bureaucracy

Out of jail and straight on to a flight home

The man responsible for deporting foreign prisoners talks about the UK’s new fast-track policy on removals

The week

Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has demanded an end to police cautions for serious assaults

Union condemns charity sector for high salaries

Not-for-profit body argues that competitive pay is crucial to persuade the best people to work in the voluntary sector

Local councils stuck in mud with carbon footprint

Public sector bodies are still failing to prepare to meet targets set down for cutting their carbon footprints

The new hi-tech teaching aids, made by Q

From talking postcards to virtual dissections, Futurelab is adapting technology to engage schoolchildren in learning

Taking on state jobs is tricky for charities

Graduate employment

Public sector job cuts will mean fewer opportunities for new graduates in future

Should councils be able to seize assets?

Two views on new powers, previously held only by the police, that allow councils to search homes and seize assets

Threat of first Christmas post strike

The possibility of the first Christmas postal strike in Royal Mail’s history has moved closer after declarations by the union

The week

Family courts' funding ... teaching creationism ... blood donors ... MPs' expenses ... student loans ... drug risks

FSA blasted over Icelandic banks

MPs round on Financial Services Authority for failing to investigate loss of councils' money after Icelandic banks collapse

Learning some new lessons from the crash

The man whose job it is to make sure that there are enough teachers to staff Britain’s classrooms talks about recruitment