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Ofsted has praised the local authority for the strong bonds social workers forge with vulnerable children and families

Best Practice 28 July 2020

Local Spotlight - North Tyneside Council

Features 28 July 2020

Legal Update - Coronavirus amendment regulations

Children living in residential care were not offered school places during lockdown, providers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 July 2020

Children’s homes providers forced to challenge schools to secure places, ICHA warns

The guide is written in partnership with Halliwell Homes. Picture: Adobe Stock

Sponsored Features 28 July 2020

Guide to managing transitions in care

Article 39 has launched a judicial review against Gavin Williamson. Picture: Parliament UK

News 28 July 2020

Article 39 launches judicial review over social care exemptions - what happened in court?

Blogs 24 July 2020

Supporting the mental health needs of mothers in care proceedings

Yvette Stanley was named national director for social care in 2018. Picture: Ofsted

News 23 July 2020

Six companies provide half of private foster care placements, latest Ofsted analysis shows

Professor Brid Featherstone is one of the authors of the review. Picture: University of Huddersfield

News 22 July 2020

Consultation over children’s social care exemptions ‘not valid’, damning review claims

Girls are more likely to move schools or leave before the end of Year 11, a new study shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 July 2020

Girls at higher risk of informal exclusion than boys, study shows

Blogs 21 July 2020

Unsung education heroes of the lockdown for children in care

Care experienced people are more likely to suffer poor mental health, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 July 2020

Care leavers ‘likely to suffer poor health 30 years later’

Online social worker visits to children in care could continue under the extensions. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 July 2020

DfE launches consultation on extension of statutory duty relaxations

Michelle Donelan said under the plans, the 12 areas in England will be ‘twinned’ with places facing similar challenges, expanding the programme’s reach

News 17 July 2020

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

Children's minister Vicky Ford spoke during a meeting on pandemic recovery plans held by the APPG for children

News 16 July 2020

Ford reveals details of extension to social care duty exemptions

TV drama Hollyoaks recently ran a county lines storyline

News 16 July 2020

Charity receives Home Office funding to expand county lines service