Kinship carers are calling for equal paid leave. Picture: Adobe Stock

Kinship carers call for paid leave to match adoption offer

Social Care
According to latest government figures there are 389,171 pupils with EHC plans in England. Picture: Adobe Stock

SEND reform will not ‘stem the tide of demand’ for support

Education
Lisa Harker: 'Concerns about deprivation of liberty orders are the norm and not an exception'. Picture: Nuffield FJO

Half of children deprived of liberty placed in unregistered settings

Social Care
Community Care share inspiring stories from social workers, celebrities and people with lived experience.

Campaign launches to champion social work

Social Care
The report notes that increased data is needed to ensure siblings are not being separated while in care. Picture: SnapicPhotoProduct/Adobe Stock

Scotland’s care system reforms ‘no longer on track’, report finds

Social Care
Derren Hayes: "Is it right to expect educators to solve the problems caused by toxic social media, junk food or poverty of opportunity?"

Make schools part of wider support system

Education
Deborah McMillan is former children's commissioner for Jersey

Lack of access, not technology, is enemy of play

Play
John Drew is senior associate at the Prison Reform Trust

Keep children in custody at the front of our minds

Youth custody
'We are young people who have had traumatic journeys', former child migrants wrote. Picture: Lydia Geissler/Adobe Stock

Child migrants urge peers to vote against Illegal Migration Bill

Social Care
Almost a fifth of asylum seekers arriving in the UK are under 18, according to government figures. Picture: Angelov/Adobe Stock

Charities call for plan to support child refugees

Social Care
Ray Jones, former chair of the British Association of Social Workers, authored the report. Picture: CSC Review NI

Regional organisation could fix child protection crisis, Northern Irish care review finds

Social Care
The report was launched at Oasis Academy South Bank in London. Picture: NYA

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

Youth Work