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Charities also raise concerns over the impact of policy on children from marginalised backgrounds. Picture: DGL Image/Adobe Stock

News 1 March 2023

Children’s rights worsening ‘due to government failures’, charities warn

The DfE has pledged to introduce a new framework for children’s social care including a dashboard to measure key outcomes. Picture: Вадим Каштанов/Adobe Stock

Analysis 28 February 2023

Care Review response: funding fails to match scale of reforms

The government hopes a regional model will increase the availability of care places. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

Analysis 28 February 2023

Conflicted over commissioning

ACRS and ARAP arrivals are eligible for a package of support, including language help. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe Stock

Analysis 28 February 2023

Councils deliver support for child migrants as they adapt to UK life

Users are asked for suggestions to improve Childline’s web pages across the site

Best Practice 28 February 2023

Childline uses tech to track impact of its online support

Christopher Heseltine-James: “I find myself conducting therapeutic work with families, sometimes in our outward-bound setting, sitting in a climbing harness on a cliff edge”

Best Practice 28 February 2023

How I Got Here: Christopher Heseltine-James, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

The NCB has been appointed to support local authorities and providers implementing quality standards. Picture: National Children's Bureau

News 28 February 2023

NCB to promote introduction of quality standards for supported accommodation

The Hear Me Out Group and Terry Galloway gather at Doncaster Council Offices. Picture: Terry Galloway

News 28 February 2023

Council backs young people’s call for recognition of care experience

Lack of early help support is a key driver of children missing school, experts say. Picture: Wavebreak Media Micro/Adobe Stock

News 27 February 2023

Schools left unsupported by councils as early help referrals surge

Average social worker caseloads rose last year, latest DfE data shows. Picture: Tom Campbell

News 23 February 2023

Children’s social worker sickness, vacancy and agency rates at record high

The DoL court is based at the Royal Courts of Justice. Picture: Phil Adams

News 23 February 2023

Deprivation of liberty applications surpass previous annual total

Derren Hayes: “Enhancing the working conditions of children’s social workers must be central to the government’s reform agenda”

Opinion 23 February 2023

Workforce shortage is threat to care reforms

Mark Russell is chief executive of The Children's Society

Opinion 23 February 2023

#LookCloser campaign tackles child exploitation

The number of homeless young people rose by eight per cent last year. Photo: Alex Deverill

News 22 February 2023

Youth homelessness numbers rocket amid cost-of-living crisis

A joined-up solution across education, early help and social care to support children. Picture: Andrey Kiselev/Adobe Stock

Sponsored Features 21 February 2023

Bringing education data into social care