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Best Practice

Significant regeneration plans have been approved for North East Lincolnshire but recruitment of experienced children’s social workers has proved difficult during the pandemic. Picture: simon/Adobe Stock

27 July 2021

North East Lincolnshire Council: Local Spotlight

Derren Hayes Management

Many of Redthread’s hospital-based youth workers have backgrounds in mental health, youth justice services and social work. Picture: Redthread

29 June 2021

Taking teachable moments to cut risk of violence

Charlotte Goddard Youth Work

Tara Flood found accessible learning programmes, services, practices and environments

29 June 2021

Inclusive education, Canada

Tara Flood Disabled children and young people

Young people from Lister School made videos to promote deaf awareness on local buses and emergency services

29 June 2021

Scheme empowers deaf young people to create projects that make a difference

Nicola Partridge Participation

The programme’s confidence-building sessions see young people interact and create connections with peers and professionals

25 May 2021

Navigators help young people to plot their future

Charlotte Goddard Youth Work

Samantha Jury-Dada (second from left) met professionals in US gang intervention

25 May 2021

Working with girls in gangs, US

Samantha Jury-Dada Youth Justice

Government-appointed commissioner Helen Lincoln says Blackpool has put in place the building blocks of “substantial and lasting improvement” for children and families. Picture: DavidOsborne/Adobe Stock

25 May 2021

Blackpool Borough Council: Local Spotlight

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Young people get hands-on support to help them design and deliver campaigns to improve their environment. Picture: Loreanto/Adobe Stock

25 May 2021

Community programme grows the next generation of green leaders

Stacey Aplin Youth Work

Mentors are trained in five core competencies based on therapeutic principles. Picture: More than Mentors

27 April 2021

Peer mentoring scheme prevents problems escalating

Joanne Parkes Mental health

Christos Louca, social prescribing co-ordinator, Sheffield Futures: “While thresholds for children’s mental health services continue to increase, the Sheffield Futures social prescribing model remains mostly an open service”

27 April 2021

Social prescribing service boosts mental health of Sheffield young people

Joanne Parkes Mental health

StreetDoctors volunteers deliver workshops that include role-play scenarios to help young people cope with emergencies. Picture: StreetDoctors

27 April 2021

Workshops equip young people to be life savers

Charlotte Goddard Youth Work

Southampton’s children’s services improvement plan includes investment in permanent recruitment to reduce staff workloads. Picture: Leonid Andronov/Adobe Stock

27 April 2021

Southampton City Council: Local Spotlight

Management

Generations of former Sea Cadets participants reported a range of developmental benefits to being members. Picture: Justin Sutcliffe/Sea Cadets

27 April 2021

Research project charts the long-term impact of Sea Cadets participation

Derren Hayes Youth Work

Participating schools audit their anti-bullying practice, taking in everything from staff training to the types of intervention used. Pictures: Posed by models/Adobe Stock

30 March 2021

Whole-school approach brings down bullying

Charlotte Goddard Education

The recruitment of foster carers in Sweden is managed by a national board, potentially leading to greater economies of scale

30 March 2021

Foster care for adolescents with complex needs in Sweden

Laurelle Brown Social Care