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The bi-borough arrangement means best practice can be drawn from a wider base. Picture: JuanCi Studio/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 2 January 2020

Bi-borough develops joint system for SEND services

Concerns over grades can contribute to an over-emphasis on bureaucracy at the expense of improving practice. Picture: wichayada/Adobe Stock

Features 2 January 2020

Children’s services inspection

Other 2 January 2020

Age of criminal responsibility

Supported living, where young people move towards independence, is a common type of unregulated provision. Picture: essentialimage/Adobe Stock

Features 2 January 2020

Unregistered children’s homes: Legal Update

Research 2 January 2020

Gambling Behaviours and their Associations with Socio-emotional Harm

Illustration: JPGON/Adobe Stock

Funding 2 January 2020

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Councils must recognise the costs involved in fostering. Picture: zinkevych/Adobe Stock

Features 2 January 2020

Commissioning: Foster care relative costs

Michael Sanders is executive director of the What Works for Children’s Social Care

Features 2 January 2020

Motivate staff in a time of austerity

Ella Hallpike: “The most fundamental aspect of my role is being there to listen to young people when they are at their most vulnerable”

Features 2 January 2020

Ella Hallpike: How I Got Here

Participants reported a number of benefits to taking part, including improved confidence and attention spans. Picture: Alena Yakusheva/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 2 January 2020

Creativity with comics helps young people to share their care experiences

As musicians, Noise Solution workers can engage with young people who may have been wary of professionals in the past

Best Practice 2 January 2020

How music mentors instil confidence in young people

Initiatives work to reduce the instances of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Picture: adogslifephoto/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 2 January 2020

FASD treatment, Canada: International Focus

Evidence suggests collaboration is helping councils to search a wider range of care options for vulnerable children. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock

Features 2 January 2020

Shared Services: Special Report

Steven Parker is lecturer at the Local Government Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester

Other 2 January 2020

We must be clear about what we mean by shared services

Other 2 January 2020

Court Report: Couple wins race discrimination case over adoption block