Fiona Simpson

Fiona Simpson

fiona.simpson@markallengroup.com

Who are your Covid heroes? Picture: Adobe Stock
Features

#Chances4Children: Nominate your Covid heroes

Coronavirus
Black safeguarding professionals reported facing barriers at work, new research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Black safeguarding professionals face career barriers due to ethnicity, new study warns

Coronavirus
Children are assessed by trained Lifelong Links staff. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Lifelong Links delivers positive outcomes for children, research shows

Social Care
Many early years workers have had to take time off, according to the EYA. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Early years workers struggle to access school places

Early Years
Boris Johnson announced a return to measures similar to those imposed last March. Picture: UK Parliament
News

Schools could reopen from 8 March, Boris Johnson says

Education
Josh MacAlister has been named as chair of the review. Picture: Frontline
News

Care Review chair calls for probe into ‘children’s social care market’

Social Care
Social work students on unpaid placements are not eligible for the payout, according to Unite. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Unpaid social care students ‘not eligible for Covid life assurance payout’, union claims

Social Care
Josh MacAlister will lead the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England
Analysis

Care Review: sector leaders set out their priorities for change

Social Care
YJB chair Keith Fraser has called for action to address the "system-wide issue". Picture: YJB
News

Black boys subject to harsher sentences, new Youth Justice Board research finds

Youth Justice
Many primary schools are open today. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Children’s commissioner and Tory MPs lead calls for ‘routemap’ to end school closures

Coronavirus
RIshi Sunak said the scheme is 'central' to supporting young people through the pandemic. Picture: Parliament UK
News

Kickstart scheme changes: Government removes ‘gateway’ application system

Coronavirus
The structure of Sea Cadets helped participants face challenges later in life, the report states. Picture: Sea Cadets
News

Uniformed youth work gives young people 'positive start', multi-generational study finds

Youth Work