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Training delivered by the programme’s coaches aims to empower young people with the skills to change their own futures. Pictures: Resurgo

Best Practice 31 January 2023

Breaking barriers to employment and education

Street League’s youth board helps shape decisions on how the charity improves and develops its programmes. Picture: Street League

Best Practice 31 January 2023

Street League creates youth board to better amplify young people's voices

Claire Scott: “Throughout my various counselling roles I knew that I enjoyed working with young people the most”

Features 31 January 2023

How I Got Here: Claire Scott, child exploitation caseworker

Pause will be forced to close three support services, the charity says. Picture: Pause

News 31 January 2023

Support services for women who have children removed set to close

Nearly three-quarters of local authorities said that local childcare providers had to increase prices for parents to cope with rising costs. Picture: Rawpixel.com / Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2023

Cost-of-living crisis reducing staffing in childcare settings, survey finds

Therapeutic approaches in residential care are increasingly being applied in services for fostered children. Picture: Gelpi/Adobe Stock

Features 31 January 2023

Therapeutic Care Special Report

A lack of suitable placements for siblings contributes to the increasing numbers of children being split from relatives, the report states. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 January 2023

One in three children in care separated from siblings, research finds

Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman said that supported accommodation should be 'caring, kind and nurturing.' Picture: Ofsted

News 30 January 2023

Ofsted chief warns against ‘oversimplified’ regulation of supported accommodation

Chief inspector of probation Justin Russell described Swindon's YJS as 'incredible and, sometimes, unnoticed'. Picture: HMI Probation

News 30 January 2023

Swindon youth offending service ‘a credit to the town’, inspectors say

Richard Cross is head of assessment and therapy at Five Rivers Child Care. Picture: Five Rivers Child Care

Blogs 30 January 2023

Thousands of siblings split up in the care system

Sarah Jones is director of commissioning, partnerships and resources at Norfolk County Council. Picture: Adobe Stock

Blogs 30 January 2023

Turning the corner on improvement

Youth organisations have criticised the government's decision to block gender identity reforms in Scotland. Picture: Nito/Adobe Stock

News 27 January 2023

Youth organisations slam UK government's decision to block gender recognition reform

Bethia McNeil is chief executive of the George Williams College. Picture: Centre for Youth Impact

News 27 January 2023

YMCA College launches five-year youth work strategy

Cambian confirmed it is 'managing a cyber-incident'. Picture: tippapat/Adobe Stock

News 27 January 2023

Children’s home provider targeted by hackers

The government wants all schools to be part of MATs by 2030. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 26 January 2023

Target for all schools to join academy trusts by 2030 ‘not possible’, warn experts