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The Special Guardianship Order has been a significant option for permanence since 2005. Picture: Adobe Stock

5 January 2021

Special guardianship best practice guidance

Dr Louise Sims Social Care

Some councils refuse to accommodate young people. Picture: Posed by model/Finwal89/Adobe Stock

5 January 2021

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Scarlett Cowling Children's Services

Marvel: “A unique opportunity to help”

5 January 2021

Duke of Edinburgh’s Resilience Fund

Youth Work

Hira Ali, founder, Advancing Your Potential

5 January 2021

Tackling presenteeism

Hira Ali Management

Contextual Safeguarding considers extra-familial relationships and settings when assessing risk. Picture: ijeab/Adobe Stock

5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding: Special Report

Social Care

Bradford City Council has a four-year post-pandemic recovery plan that includes improving health and employment outcomes. Picture: GB27PHOTO/Adobe Stock

5 January 2021

Bradford City Council: Local Spotlight

Derren Hayes Children's Services

The sector worked to protect vulnerable children worst affected by the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

17 December 2020

Covid-19: Key challenges met by the sector in 2020

Isabella Mcrae Coronavirus

Andrew Rome: “It is perhaps not surprising to find that the commissioning sector has struggled to move away from the spot purchasing of placements model”

1 December 2020

Commissioning: Implications of divergence

Andrew Rome Management

Halliwell’s expectation is that at any time, 85 per cent of children will be on track to achieve the psychological growth. Picture: Halliwell Homes

Sponsored 24 November 2020

Helping traumatised children to achieve psychological wellbeing

Charlotte Goddard

Picture: Julian Dodd

24 November 2020

CYP Now Awards 2020 unveils shortlist

Children's Services

Obakin: “The ‘everyone in’ initiative shows us what can be done – we don’t have to wait 10 years to end homelessness, but we have to put the resources we need behind it”

24 November 2020

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

Derren Hayes Interview

There have always been more boys than girls who are first-time entrants to the criminal justice system. Picture: motortion/Adobe Stock

24 November 2020

Youth Justice: Special Report

Youth Justice

Children in care participate in the House Project in groups, helping to support each other while gaining the skills they will need to successfully move to independent living

24 November 2020

Making a house into a home

Jo Stephenson Residential and specialist care

Face-to-face meetings with victims are encouraged to help foster rehabilitation. Picture: alho007/Adobe Stock

24 November 2020

How schemes divert young people in London from formal justice system

Nina Jacobs Youth Justice

Emily Aklan: “I wanted to focus on the wellbeing of young people, to show them they were valued”

24 November 2020

How I Got Here: Emily Aklan

Emily Aklan Social Care