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The RAA aims to find children adoptive families more quickly. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 April 2021

Slough joins Coram’s Ambitious for Adoption agency

IROs are responsible for taking into account the views of children in care proceedings. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 April 2021

Nairo recommends research over removing IRO services from council control

Critics say exclusions are particularly 'harsh' following lockdown. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 April 2021

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

Part of the fund will support new parents and babies. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 April 2021

Vulnerable children projects handed £1m funding boost

Some 300,000 more pupils are now eligible for free school meals. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 March 2021

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

A new helpline run by the NSPCC has been launched for sexual abuse victims. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 March 2021

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

Brexit cut the UK’s access to the Erasmus+ programme. Picture: franz12/Adobe Stock

Opinion 30 March 2021

Letters to the Editor: The lad is not for Turing

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care officially launched on 1 March and will reportedly take 12 to 15 months to complete. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

Features 30 March 2021

The reports and investigations set to shape direction of Care Review

Coram intends to bring together the best ideas from inside and outside the sector. Picture: Hero Image/Adobe Stock

Analysis 30 March 2021

Briefing: Innovation Incubator

Digital innovations unlock the potential to increase professionals’ capacity without adding to their workloads. Picture: Shutter B/Adobe Stock

Other 30 March 2021

Digital Innovation in Social Care: Policy context

Overall, web-based parenting programmes had a medium effect on parent outcomes. Picture: Adobe Stock

Research 30 March 2021

Online programs as tools to improve parenting: A meta-analytic review

This study is intended to help clarify some of the ethical issues that arise in the context of the real-world application of machine learning in children’s social care. Picture: Adobe Stock

Research 30 March 2021

Ethics review of machine learning in children’s social care

There are good reasons to be skeptical about the value of any predictive analytics tool currently. Picture: Adobe Stock

Research 30 March 2021

Machine learning in children’s services: does it work?

Features 30 March 2021

Digital simulation helps practitioners spot signs of abuse

Appropriate content tailored to each learners’ individual education and support needs is accessible via the AutonoMe app. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock

Features 30 March 2021

App gives autonomy to young adults with SEND