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Young people get the chance to develop life skills in a place of safety and stability

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Youth First is responsible for delivering a range of youth work provision to 6,000 young people at 15 sites across Lewisham

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Mutual delivers benefits for young people at London council

Northampton Council’s Anna King says specialist work on knife crime is necessary

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Youth workers tackle knife crime in Northampton

Thematic reports are used to self-evaluate practice. Picture: contrastwerkstatt/Adobe Stock

Features 28 January 2020

Joint targeted area inspections: Inspections clinic

Children can be pushed away from home not because it is in their best interests, but because there is nowhere else for them to go. Picture: Alex Deverill

Features 28 January 2020

Children in care who are moved ‘out of area’

Immigration legal aid is now available to all children under 18, including those whose age has been disputed. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

Features 28 January 2020

Immigration and nationality legal aid

Research 28 January 2020

Personalising the Health Impacts of Air Pollution – Summary for Decision Makers

Funding 28 January 2020

The Weavers’ Company

Better matching would improve placement stability. Picture: yanadjan/Adobe Stock

Features 28 January 2020

Commissioning: Social care placements

Eleanor Riley: "Media training is empowering for your staff"

Features 28 January 2020

Frontline staff in the media

Louis Boyd: “I try to move between strategic and operational roles every few years, in order to ensure my knowledge of the sector remains relevant”

Features 28 January 2020

Louis Boyd: How I Got Here

This young Life’s podcast format allows young people to have control over how their stories are presented

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

Young people design posters to be displayed in local youth clubs that aim to educate their peers on healthy relationships

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Workshops on healthy LGBTQ+ relationships

Activities develop social skills including emotional self-regulation and motivation. Picture: Photographee.eu/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 28 January 2020

MultifunC, Scandinavia: International Focus

Children’s services investment in Warwickshire has included workplace support, additional training and extra leave alongside the introduction of newly qualified staff. Picture: nadger/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 28 January 2020

Warwickshire County Council: Local Spotlight