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Wider societal barriers are preventing younger people from becoming foster carers

Analysis 28 August 2024

Increasing foster carer numbers

Analysis 28 August 2024

Police forces struggle to tackle child sexual exploitation cases

Multi-agency working is key to spotting risk factors for children and young people

Analysis 28 August 2024

Joint work ‘key to safeguarding’ in CSE cases

Features 28 August 2024

Interview: Lucy Peake, chief executive, Kinship

Fiona Simpson: 'Tying youth services to violence prevention so closely risks increasing stigma around access to support'

Opinion 28 August 2024

Open-access youth services key to community support

NYA to offer bursaries to encourage young people to train as youth workers. Picture: Micromonkey/Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Youth Work

The report includes greater training for professionals. Picture: Ermolaev Alexandr/Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Education

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Social Work

The petition condemns the proposed relaxation of childcare ratios. Picture: AdobeStock

News 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Early Years

Just three per cent of health visitors say they are able to provide “an excellent service”. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Health

Young people supported the idea of a mentorship scheme to help transitions to adult services, the report finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Youth Justice

Children need reassurance that practitioners value their expertise by experience. Picture: FIZKES/Adobe Stock

Features 27 August 2024

Guide to Qualifications and Training 2024/25: Leadership

One in 10 calls received by the NSPCC Helpline about physical punishment were from children. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 August 2024

NSPCC calls for greater legal protection for children against physical punishment

Pause supports women whose children have been taken into care. Picture: Pause

Blogs 27 August 2024

Supporting the parents of children in kinship care

Florence Kroll is director of children's services at Greenwich Council. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 27 August 2024

Reflecting on school results day and holidays