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Mark Owers: "There is a golden opportunity to bank the successes of the board, apply the learning, and create new national leadership"

Opinion 22 June 2022

Mark Owers: It’s time to abolish the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board

Children report being separated from siblings and feeling unsettled in school. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2022

More than 1,000 children in care moved from their placement every week, research warns

'The work will not stop here', council leaders have said. Picture: Camden Council

News 22 June 2022

Children’s services in Camden upgraded to ‘outstanding’

Both adoptive and birth families need greater support to facilitate contact, Adoption UK says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2022

Charity urges creation of national adoption contact centre

Steve Crocker: 'We want to play our part in this humanitarian crisis, but we need government’s support.' Picture: ADCS

News 22 June 2022

Homes for Ukraine: Councils slam lack of government guidance as unaccompanied minors added to scheme

Youth work leaders meet at NEYA's inaugural conference in June 2022. Picture: NEYA

Blogs 22 June 2022

Championing the impact of good quality youth work

The new framework will look at outcomes for children with SEND, according to the consultation document. Picture: Adobe Stock

Blogs 22 June 2022

SEND: A different way of working, a better solution for support

James Hempsall is director of Hempsall's Consultancy. Picture: Hempsall's

Blogs 22 June 2022

Exposing the unhelpful rules and regulations in early education

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News 21 June 2022

In the new issue of CYP Now: Homes for Ukraine scheme; commissioning care special; mobile children’s services

Sixteen per cent of councils reported at least one or more sponsors listed to have matched with refugees as posing a safeguarding risk. Picture: aviavlad/Adobe Stock

Analysis 21 June 2022

Homes for Ukraine: safeguarding concerns for vulnerable refugees

A welcome celebration held in Islington was attended by local MP Jeremy Corbyn

Analysis 21 June 2022

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

School-led tutoring on the National Tutoring Programme is only partially subsidised. Picture: micromonkey/Adobe Stock

Analysis 21 June 2022

National Tutoring Programme: key questions

In 2018, inspectors praised youth work and education provision at Werrington YOI. Picture: HMP Werrington/Twitter

Analysis 21 June 2022

Factors for Werrington YOI failures

The expanded programme aims to ‘avoid some of the poorest outcomes for families’. Picture: motortion/Adobe Stock

Analysis 21 June 2022

Supporting Families gets major revamp

The guidance provides advice on assessing all eating disorders that can lead a patient into a state of clinical emergency. Picture: PhotoDisc

Analysis 21 June 2022

Call for more training to identify eating disorders in children earlier