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Derren Hayes: “Mockingbird highlights the value of councils constructing a network of foster carers who offer help, advice and a shared sense of caring for each other”

Opinion 1 February 2022

Range of measures can fix foster carer shortage

Alison O’Sullivan is chair of the National Children’s Bureau and former ADCS president

Opinion 1 February 2022

Children’s services reform needs brave leaders

Andrew Webb is independent chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

Opinion 1 February 2022

Child deaths highlight the case for doing better

Children in some of the most marginalised situations are at risk of digital exclusion, affecting their education, wellbeing and ability to participate alongside their peers. Picture: Comeback Images/Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2022

How to overcome the digital divide

Finding the right foster carer in the right place geographically to meet a child’s needs is likely to remain a challenge for some time. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2022

Foster Care: Special Report

Research found most council staff considered long-term foster care a positive permanence option. Picture:

Other 1 February 2022

Foster care: policy context

Previous research has shown that successful long-term foster carers can provide a secure base for young people into adulthood. Picture: highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Research 1 February 2022

The right decisions for children in long-term foster care

Children and young people want to be part of the match decision-making process. Picture: Kaikoro/Adobe Stock

Research 1 February 2022

Matching in foster care and how we can improve it

Gatherings hosted by hub carers allow the foster families and social workers in the constellation to get to know one another. Picture: JackF/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 1 February 2022

Mockingbird grows as foster carers value ‘extended family’ support network

‘Out There’ is about the positive difference fostering can make to everyone involved

Best Practice 1 February 2022

West Midlands councils’ films change script on fostering

Ofsted has flagged up inconsistencies in the way SEND is identified, meaning some children miss out on vital early support. Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2022

Local area SEND inspections

Contraception was among the most discussed topics during relationships and sex education

Research 1 February 2022

Experiences of Relationships and Sex Education and Sexual Risk Taking

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Funding 1 February 2022

Tesco Community Grant

Information on how many applications are heard without the local authority being served is hard to come by. Picture: alfa27/Adobe Stock

Features 1 February 2022

Legal Update: Discharge of SGOs

Theresa Leavy says the county has a complex make up, combining rural areas, coastal communities and pockets of deep poverty. Picture: Patryk Kosmider /Adobe Stock

Best Practice 1 February 2022

Local Spotlight: Dorset Council