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Children are owning and using digital devices at ever-younger ages. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Features 3 January 2023

Digital Safeguarding Special Report

Penny Catton: “This was a turning point for me. I realised that to make a change, I needed to be the change”

Best Practice 3 January 2023

How I Got Here: Penny Catton, children’s home manager

Become is urging the government to take urgent action to reduce the number of placement changes experienced by young people in care. Picture: Adobe Stock/Brian

News 3 January 2023

‘Shocking’ numbers of children in care moved over Christmas holidays

Victoria Schofield, director of children's services in Wakefield, has been awarded an MBE. Picture: Wakefield Council

News 3 January 2023

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

Plans to reform England's childcare system have reportedly been postponed. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 January 2023

Sector concerns over reports Rishi Sunak will postpone childcare reforms

The call for submissions closes in January. Picture: Unbound publishing

Features 30 December 2022

Free Loaves on Fridays: Care leavers invited to share stories for new book

Attorney General Victoria Prentis (second left) meets with Mudit Matanhelia (left), AVUK therapist Sarah Hogan (second right) and chief executive Anita Grover (right) in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Picture: AVUK

News 27 December 2022

Father of deaf children calls for increased access to specialist therapy programme

The mum of two transgender young people offers support to parents who are adjusting to their child's gender identity. Picture: Gloriously Unready/Josephine Hughes

News 22 December 2022

Gloriously Unready: How to support yourself and your transgender children

Lambeth Council's children's services have been rated 'requires improvement to be good' since 2018. Picture: Adobe Stock/Chris Dorney

News 22 December 2022

Inspectors criticise lack of improvement at Lambeth children’s services

Shelter says that 120,710 children in England are homeless and living in temporary accommodation. Picture: Shelter

News 22 December 2022

One in 100 children will be homeless this Christmas, warns Shelter

The government is being urged to commit to children's social care reforms, including legally recognising kinship care. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 December 2022

Charity urges government to commit to ending children’s social care crisis

City Year UK has been named as one of the winners. Picture: CYUK

News 21 December 2022

Youth organisations announced as winners of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for Volunteering

Andy Elvin is chief executive of Tact Fostering

Blogs 21 December 2022

Back to the future

Since July, councils have applied to the National Deprivation of Liberty Court for orders. Picture: AdobeStock

News 21 December 2022

Critics questions ‘divisive’ research claiming adoption saves UK billions of pounds a year

'Varied and playful' supported, funded by the scheme, is favoured by families. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 December 2022

DfE urges further research into impact of Adoption Support Fund on SGO families