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Poor parental mental health becomes top concern in child social care assessments

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Tower Hamlets children's services receive 'outstanding' rating

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DfE becomes first government department to provide kinship carer leave

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Social Care Best Practice

Voice and influence workers engage with care-experienced young people to highlight where support can improve

Care-experienced young people become advocates for change and policy influencers

Case study: Coaching sees staff reconnect to social work

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Social Care Features

Government acts to tackle home education safeguarding blind spot

Director of children’s services role at 20: its evolution and next steps

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Social Care Research

Social workers have faced scrutiny following the high-profile deaths. Picture: Adobe Stock

Parental Risk Factors and Children Entering Care: Risk and Parent’s Sex

Virtual schools are local authority teams that support the learning of children in care. Picture: Highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Improving the Effectiveness of Virtual Schools

The findings suggest sending looked-after and vulnerable children to boarding school improves educational attainment. Illustration: Sensvector/Adobe Stock

Outcomes for Looked-after Children Attending Boarding Schools

Applications made by local authorities were much more likely to be successful than those made by parents. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

The Discharge of Care Orders: A Study of England and Wales

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