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Frontline’s new contract will see the fast-track training programme train 1,500 more child protection social workers in the next three years. Picture: Frontline

Analysis 27 June 2023

Frontline evolves its approach to boost reach and retention

FGCs were found to have a positive impact for families. Picture: Rethea B/peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock

Features 27 June 2023

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Research shows secure parent-infant relationships can support better future mental and physical health. Picture: pololia/Adobe Stock

Features 27 June 2023

Commissioning: Parent-infant relationship services

Applications made by local authorities were much more likely to be successful than those made by parents. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

Research 27 June 2023

The Discharge of Care Orders: A Study of England and Wales

Three new builds in London will provide homes for young care leavers. Picture: Habitat for Humanity

News 22 June 2023

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

Kinship carers are calling for equal paid leave. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2023

Kinship carers call for paid leave to match adoption offer

Lisa Harker: 'Concerns about deprivation of liberty orders are the norm and not an exception'. Picture: Nuffield FJO

News 22 June 2023

Half of children deprived of liberty placed in unregistered settings

News 22 June 2023

Campaign launches to champion social work

The report notes that increased data is needed to ensure siblings are not being separated while in care. Picture: SnapicPhotoProduct/Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2023

Scotland’s care system reforms ‘no longer on track’, report finds

'We are young people who have had traumatic journeys', former child migrants wrote. Picture: Lydia Geissler/Adobe Stock

News 22 June 2023

Child migrants urge peers to vote against Illegal Migration Bill

Almost a fifth of asylum seekers arriving in the UK are under 18, according to government figures. Picture: Angelov/Adobe Stock

News 21 June 2023

Charities call for plan to support child refugees

Ray Jones, former chair of the British Association of Social Workers, authored the report. Picture: CSC Review NI

News 21 June 2023

Regional organisation could fix child protection crisis, Northern Irish care review finds

Social workers took to the picket line in South Gloucestershire earlier this month. Picture: Unison

News 20 June 2023

Adult social workers strike over recruitment payments for children’s services staff

Family Rights Group founder Angela Frazer-Wicks has been awarded an MBE. Picture: Family Rights Group

News 19 June 2023

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Ofsted chief told MPs that increasing regulations for providers caring for children with SEND was worth considering. Picture: Amanda Spielman/Ofsted

News 15 June 2023

Tougher standards for disabled children's care providers 'worth considering', says Ofsted chief