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Pebbles Care has spent £50,000 redeveloping Amble Cottage, with young people playing a key role in the property’s renovations

Other 30 November 2021

Residential Care: Demand, supply and sufficiency

Therapeautic intervention for those at risk of burnout and secondary therapeutic stress was found to make a difference. Picture: Wavebreakmediamicro/Adobe Stock

Research 30 November 2021

Can wellbeing initiatives for professionals benefit children and young people?

Workshops help staff support young people, particularly in terms of trauma, emotional regulation and attachment patterns. Picture: Jonoerasmus/Adobe Stock

Research 30 November 2021

How Wellbeing Charter is supporting residential child care workforce

Young Citizens Trainers co-designed workshops alongside Coram experts to deliver support to young migrants and refugees

Best Practice 30 November 2021

Peer support for young migrants and refugees

Children who live in residential care now tend to be older and have more complex needs. Picture: Mikhaylovskiy/Adobe Stock

Features 30 November 2021

Residential Care: Special Report

There has been an increase in children's homes over during the last quarter, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 November 2021

Drop in number of council-run children’s homes

Josh MacAlister is chair of the Care Review. Picture: Frontline

News 26 November 2021

Poor outcomes for children in care cost £23bn a year, Care Review analysis shows

The Care Review will carry out a children’s rights impact assessment before issuing recommendations. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 November 2021

Campaigners welcome inclusion of children’s rights in Care Review

Children are currently living in temporary accomodation, including hotels. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2021

Fully fund councils to comply with asylum transfer scheme, government told

Children's homes leaders have reported a workforce crisis. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 November 2021

Children's home leaders urge government to tackle workforce crisis

Hundreds of asylum-seeking children arrived in Dover earlier this year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 23 November 2021

National Transfer Scheme becomes compulsory

The DfE is proposing to reset the three-year inspection cycle for children's social care providers. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 November 2021

DfE launches consultation on children’s social care inspections

Many kinship carers often live in poverty and are older than other groups raising children, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 November 2021

Peer support services boost for kinship carers

Children from disadvantaged areas face greater cuts, the report warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 19 November 2021

Child vulnerability crisis sparked by decade of early help cuts, Lords warn

There has been increase of adolescents entering care during the pandemic, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 18 November 2021

Number of children in care at highest level on record, latest figures show