Teachers and schools feel they are not getting the support they need from external agencies. Picture: DGLimages/Adobe Stock

Crisis hits behaviour and safety in schools

Education
No regulation mandates diaries be kept. Picture: Sata Production/Adobe Stock

Time to scrap the requirement of foster carers to keep diaries

Social Care
Supervised brushing programmes are offered by the Dental Wellness Trust. Picture: Dental Wellness Trust

Dental problems erode learning

Health
New guidance ‘strengthens the argument’ for moving away from metal handcuffs. Picture: Jan H. Andersen/Adobe Stock

Briefing: custody restraint ban

Youth Justice
Siblings’ behaviour should always be considered in the context of the wider family. Picture: Sunny studio/Adobe Stock

Spotlight on sibling sexual abuse

Social Care
Maureen McKenna: ‘Schools cannot do this on their own’

Interview: Maureen McKenna, education expert advising London’s VRU

Education
Social workers must be mindful that the reports they fill out may be read one day by the children in care they are writing about. Picture: Krakenimages.com/Adobe Stock

The dos and don’ts of case recording

Social Care
Children can be placed in residential care outside their local area due to a shortage of certain types of provision. Picture: Jevanto Productions/Adobe Stock

Residential Care: Key policy developments

Social Care
Local authorities need to have sufficient resources to deliver their statutory duties. Picture: Yakobchuk Olena/Adobe Stock

The Big Debate: Will new regulations improve the standard of residential care?

Social Care
Hull will open its 16th home by the end of the year, three of which can accommodate disabled children and young people. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Hull invests so children in care stay connected

Residential Children's Care
The Croft has two CAMHS-enhanced outreach workers onsite Monday to Friday to provide bespoke specialist intervention. Picture: Lightfield Studios/Adobe Stock

Home’s therapeutic provision helps to foster independence

Social Care
The partnership offers young people homes that have the right clinical support

Homes for young people with complex needs

Social Care