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The Youth Investment Fund aims to improve youth services for young people aged 11 to 18. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 25 April 2023

Youth Investment Fund applications to close

News 25 April 2023

In the May edition of CYP Now: Youth Investment Fund, SEND special and social worker recruitment

Duc Tran: 'We have identified some key themes to support successful recruitment and retention programmes'

Other 25 April 2023

Five top tips on supporting overseas-trained workers

Targeted support for workers lasts 18 months. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

Other 25 April 2023

Norfolk: Council offers bespoke support programme

Councils offer relocation packages to assist recruits with visas, documentation and the costs of setting up home. Picture: insta_photos/Adobe Stock

Other 25 April 2023

Brent: Recruitment drives have injected new skills and ideas

Barnet will target Hong Kong in its next recruitment campaign. Picture: leeyiutung/Adobe Stock

Other 25 April 2023

Barnet: Overseas social workers boost understanding of different cultures

New healthcare standards include a focus on providing young people in secure settings with trusting relationships. Picture: Drazen/Adobe Stock

News 24 April 2023

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

Amanda Spielman: 'We won't be soft of safeguarding'. Picture: Ofsted

News 24 April 2023

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

Sally Rowe is director of children's services at Walsall Council. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 24 April 2023

Don't forget our partners

June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 24 April 2023

Join the London OBC 2023

Women's and girls charities only received 1.8 per cent of grants awarded to charities in 2021. Picture: Alexis Scholtz/Adobe Stock

News 21 April 2023

Women’s and girls’ charities suffer from low funding, research finds

Scottish Youth Parliament chief executive to resign in the summer to take up a new role at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Ben McKendrick

News 21 April 2023

Longstanding Scottish Youth Parliament chief announces resignation

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced a further £2m of funding for the Engage programme. Picture: MoL

News 21 April 2023

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

Lack of safety at home was cited as a key concern among vulnerable young people. Picture: Sabphoto/Adobe Stock

News 20 April 2023

Poor social housing pushes young people into homelessness, report finds

Annie Hudson is chief executive of the review panel. Picture: College of Social Work

News 20 April 2023

Review calls for ‘major overhaul’ of residential care for disabled children