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Ofsted inspectors say more improvement is needed at Blackpool's children's services to ensure all children get the protection they need. Picture: Christopher Baigent/ Adobe Stock

News 8 February 2023

Ofsted praises ‘accelerated improvements’ in Blackpool’s children’s services

Family assessment social workers are among those eligible for benefits. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 February 2023

Council offers £12K loyalty payment to social workers

Lucy is a counsellor with Redthread. Picture: Redthread

Features 7 February 2023

How to offer trauma-informed mental health support to young people

The UCAS expansion is expected to put vocational education on equal footing with traditional academic pathways. Picture: Goodluz/Adobe Stock

News 7 February 2023

UCAS expansion to include apprenticeship pathways

Helen Hayes described the government's response to the Care Review as 'piecemeal'. Picture: Parliament UK

News 6 February 2023

Care Review response: Labour slams 'piecemeal' measures for reform

Paul Marshall is strategic director for children and education services at Manchester City Council. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 6 February 2023

Learning from experience

Jules Hillier is chief executive of Pause. Picture: Pause

Blogs 6 February 2023

Heating or eating

The Princess of Wales has launched her Shaping Us campaign. Picture: Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood/ Twitter

Blogs 6 February 2023

From the royal launch event of Shaping Us

The platform will provide a accessible and culturally appropriate mental health services to black young people across the UK. Picture: Iryna/Adobe Stock

News 6 February 2023

First digital platform to host mental health services for black young people

Birmingham City Council is expected to respond to the report this month. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 February 2023

Birmingham City Council spent £10m fighting SEND appeals, NCB report finds

Teachers can use Place2Be's resources to teach children about healthy connections for Children's Mental Health Week. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 6 February 2023

Children’s Mental Health: Resources to help young people have healthy relationships

Anne Longfield said that cross-party support was needed to make youth violence and exploitation a priority. Picture: Commission on Young Lives

News 3 February 2023

Treat criminal exploitation of young people as a ‘national threat’, campaigners urge

Supported accommodation 'has no place in an ambitious care system', Anne Longfield says. Picture: kegfire/Adobe Stock

News 3 February 2023

Care Review response renews debate over use of supported accomodation for teenagers

Multi-agency family protection units are set to be rolled-out. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 3 February 2023

Care Review response: New child protection role among measures planned for workforce reform

Children's minister Claire Coutinho describes the strategy as a 'fact-finding mission'. Picture: Department for Education

News 2 February 2023

Care Review response: Government reveals £200m plan for children’s social care reforms