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Tech platforms have been used to support looked-after children during lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 May 2021

Research to examine role of video calls in supporting looked-after children

NQSWs will receive hands-on training, according to Cafcass. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 May 2021

Cafcass launches newly qualified social workers scheme

Charlotte Ramsden is director of people at Salford City Council

News 30 April 2021

DCS changes at lowest level in a decade, analysis shows

The Bill recognises children as victims of domestic abuse rather than witnesses. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 29 April 2021

Domestic Abuse Bill: Key measures for children and sector reaction

Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39, has threatened legal action. Picture: Article 39

News 29 April 2021

DfE threatened with legal action over ban on unregulated accommodation for under-16s

The High Court will hear the case later this year. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 29 April 2021

Universal Credit uplift: Key questions on legal challenge

Council leader David Hitchiner said the council had reached a 'watershed moment'. Picture: Herefordshire Council

News 28 April 2021

Herefordshire agrees improvement plan after damning High Court judgment

More than half of young people said the pandemic had affected their career paths. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 April 2021

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

Services are set to face massive demand. Picture: Akira_Photo/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 April 2021

Rethinking how we protect young children at risk of abuse and neglect

Matthew Gordon: “Sceptics thought we would be gone within two years, but people are recognising the momentum”

Features 27 April 2021

Interview: Matthew Gordon, chief executive of Spectra

Siblings wait for adoption on average 36 per cent longer than single children, new figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 April 2021

Adoption agencies launch push to find homes for sibling groups

Charlotte Ramsden is the new ADCS president. Picture: Salford City Council

News 22 April 2021

New ADCS president calls for ‘long term plan’ for children and young people

The scheme is set to expand to other councils in England. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 April 2021

West Midlands taskforce aims to find foster families for children in residential care

Josh MacAlister is chair of the Care Review. Picture: Frontline

News 20 April 2021

Care Review chair reveals two new advisory panels

Andrew Webb is former president of the ADCS and chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

Opinion 20 April 2021

Review is a ‘sticking plaster’, but I’m optimistic