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Social work students on unpaid placements are not eligible for the payout, according to Unite. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 January 2021

Unpaid social care students ‘not eligible for Covid life assurance payout’, union claims

Josh MacAlister will lead the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England

Analysis 26 January 2021

Care Review: sector leaders set out their priorities for change

Care-experienced young people at a participation session run by charity Become. Picture: Become

Analysis 26 January 2021

Care experts outline ambitions

Care leavers can face barriers in accessing support if they lack digital connectivity. Picture: Insta_Photos/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 January 2021

Lockdown widens digital divide

Teenage volunteers from charity Aik Saath – Together As One lend their support in the fight against the virus at a vaccination centre

Analysis 26 January 2021

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

The ICHA report details emerging evidence that children's home staffing shortages are having an effect on placements. Picture: Alex Deverill

Analysis 26 January 2021

Factors for stagnation in use of homes

Family-based interventions can be more effective in cases of sibling sexual abuse. Picture: Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 January 2021

Guide helps children’s workers respond to sibling sexual abuse

Team-based games and activities can support social and emotional development. Picture: Andrey Kuzmin/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 January 2021

Support child self-regulation

Mark Russell: “Inside the heart of every young person is hope, but it’s taken a battering during the pandemic”

Features 26 January 2021

Interview: Mark Russell, The Children’s Society chief executive

Alison O’Sullivan is chair of NCB and former ADCS president

Opinion 26 January 2021

A national children’s service locally delivered

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

Opinion 26 January 2021

Make permanency work for older children

Many professionals have successfully used technology to communicate during the pandemic, found the NSPCC, which suggests virtual delivery could enhance services. Picture: Image copyright of NSPCC. Photography by Tom Hull. The NSPCC practitioner is Da

Features 26 January 2021

How Covid-19 remade children’s services

The Early Intervention Foundation defines parenting interventions “as advice and treatment offered to parents with the primary aim of supporting children’s social, emotional and intellectual wellbeing”. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

Features 26 January 2021

Parenting Programmes: Special Report

Parent Champions sees parent volunteers speak to other parents about local services that could support their families

Other 26 January 2021

Parenting Programmes: Policy context

Conversation analysis identified ways parenting programmes can recruit fathers. Picture: Alvin Harambasic/Adobe Stock

Research 26 January 2021

Making Fathers Relevant: How Practitioners Include Both Parents in Talk About Parenting Programmes