Nina Jacobs

Links with the business sector mean young people get access to work experience, coaching and mentoring from professionals. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock
Best Practice

Leicestershire charity supports young adults to turn their backs on a life of violence

Youth Justice
Care leavers can find details about work experience and mentor schemes on the site. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
Features

Website helps care leavers compare councils’ support

Social Care
A ‘family navigator’ helps providers support families into the services they need. Picture: TwinkleStudio/Adobe Stock
Best Practice

Reorganisation enhances Westminster early help support

Children's Services
Training includes group exercises encouraging participants to apply their learning. Picture: Adobe Stock
Features

Online resource helps young people recover from trauma of care and custody systems

Social Care
Local authorities collaborate to improve outcomes for children in foster placements. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock
Features

Southern authorities work together to stimulate foster care placements

Management
Doorstep Sport sessions are designed to be delivered in a fun and informal way. Picture: StreetGames
Best Practice

StreetGames boosts access to sport and helps tackle young people’s problems

Youth Work
The Care Review recommended the creation of an expert child protection practitioner role. Image: Tom Campbell
News

Alliance calls for caution ahead of child protection reforms

Children's Services
Campaigners claim the government has profited from high cost of citizenship fees for children. Image: Adobestock
News

Campaigners welcome decision to scrap citizenship fees for vulnerable children

Social Care
Neil Leitch: 'Staff will be even more overworked and overstretched than they are already'. Picture: Lucie Carlier
News

Early years settings reject plans to relax childcare ratios

Early Years
Birmingham's SEND services create a 'deeply worrying' situation for families, the commissioner says. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Commissioner criticises 'chaotic' Birmingham SEND services in first report

Education
An image of what 360 Skills for Life programme looks like. Picture: 360 Skills for Life
News

Virtual reality software helps schools tackle safeguarding concerns

Education
Derby's progress has been praised by inspectors. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Derby's 'high quality' children’s services rated 'outstanding'

Children's Services