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Career Connect held focus groups with a diverse range of young people to help develop its new youth agreement. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 25 October 2022

Careers charity gives young people a voice to shape more accessible services

Scott Roberts: “It’s rewarding to help someone experience the activities that I have often taken for granted”

Best Practice 25 October 2022

How I Got Here: Scott Roberts, home support worker, Barnardo’s

Kit Malthouse was appointed to the role on 7 September. Picture: Parliament UK

News 25 October 2022

Kit Malthouse out as Education Secretary

Gillian Keegan is the new Education Secretary. Picture: Parliament UK

News 25 October 2022

Gillian Keegan appointed fifth Education Secretary in four months

The integration of YOTs into many local authority children’s services has improved the focus on tackling the causes of offending. Picture: pavel_shishkin/Adobe Stock

Features 25 October 2022

Youth Offending Special Report

Robert Halfon: 'Children with SEND desperately need the funding increases they were promised'. Picture: Parliament UK

News 24 October 2022

MPs urge government not to ‘backtrack’ on SEND reforms

Care leavers say they need more financial support from a younger age. Picture: MyBnk

News 24 October 2022

Care leavers call for more support in managing finances

Kathryn Boulton is corporate director for children and families at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Picture: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Blogs 24 October 2022

A busy time for children's services

Welsh ministers say that 'it is not appropriate to use handcuffs of any kind' during secure transportation. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 October 2022

Wales issues guidance to reduce handcuffing of children in care

Ofsted visited the home after concerns were raised about child welfare. Picture: Phil Adams

News 21 October 2022

Ofsted downgrades Staffordshire children's home to ‘inadequate’, amid welfare concerns

Alan Wood has been appointed as commissioner to oversee improvements in Solihull. Picture: Alan Wood

News 20 October 2022

DfE appoints Alan Wood as commissioner at Solihull Council

Emma Egging and members of the Trust sign the Armed Forces Covenant. Picture: Jon Egging Trust

News 20 October 2022

Youth charity formally links up with RAF

Orson Grimer speaks to Angela Rayner about support for deaf children. Picture: Auditory Verbal UK

News 20 October 2022

Deaf boy, eight, lobbies MPs to increase access to specialist therapy programme

The seven-year inquiry has published its final report. Picture: IICSA

News 20 October 2022

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Dr Lucy Peake is chief executive of Kinship. Picture: Kinship

Blogs 20 October 2022

Kinship’s #ValueOurLove campaign urges government to support carers