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Achievement against the odds

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Looked-after children's educational performance trails far behind their peers. Jo Stephenson asks what role social workers can play to narrow the attainment gap.

The care remainers

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
All four nations of the UK have some form of provision for young people to stay in care beyond the age of 18. Joe Lepper compares the approaches and investigates plans to extend entitlements.

Ripe for reform

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
    • | CYP Now
With government pledging to undertake a 'national stocktake' of foster care and MPs conducting their own inquiry, Joe Lepper asks what measures would improve quality of care and outcomes for children.

Sibling relationships in the care system

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Children’s services and courts face serious challenges when making care plans or permanence orders for siblings, writes Dr John Simmonds, director of policy, research and development at CoramBAAF.

Therapeutic Care: Special Report

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
    • | CYP Now
With rises in children coming into care and reporting mental health problems, policymakers and service providers are developing therapeutic care and support across a range of settings to help young people.

Care and capability

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Looked-after young people are some of the most vulnerable in society. Charlotte Goddard examines the skills required and challenges across the workforce in providing quality care across the system.

Shared Services: Special Report

    Features
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Under closer inspection

Children's social care inspections are undergoing radical change, with more focus on direct observation of practice. Tristan Donovan examines whether they will result in improved outcomes for children

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