Family group conferences involve family and friends of children at risk of being taken into care. Picture: Fizkes/AdobeStock

Family group conferences could keep 2,000 children a year out of care, study concludes

Social Care
Campaigners are calling on the Scout Association to improve safeguarding procedures. Picture: Augustas Cetkauskas/Adobe Stock

Abuse survivors call on Scouts to improve safeguarding procedures

Youth Work
Education select committee chair, Robin Walker: 'Ofsted plays a particularly vital role when it comes to safeguarding.' Picture: UK Parliament

Education committee launches Ofsted schools inquiry

Education
Some 129,000 young people reached out to their councils for support with homelessness. Picture: motortion/Adobe Stock

Charities push for government strategy to end youth homelessness

Youth Work
Sadiq Khan observed a mentoring session with pupils from City Heights Academy in London. Picture: CYP Now

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Youth Justice
The legal dispute was launched after 66 children were reported missing from a Home Office hotel in Brighton and Hove. Picture: Adobe Stock

Councils responsible for unaccompanied children in Home Office hotels, judge rules

Social Care
Ofsted has announced a package of measures to reform inspections. Picture: fizkes/Adobe Stock

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Early Years
Danny Wilson is head of children's residential at Bedspace. Picture: Bedspace

New locations, fresh starts: how moving children in care can lead to positive outcomes

Guest Blog
James Hempsall is director of Hempsall's consultancy. Picture: Hempsall's

Considering the new DfE EYFS consultation

Guest Blog
Johnson said she hopes a policy change would help people understand the additional challenges faced by care-experienced people. Picture: Elle Johnson

Tackle stereotypes by making care experience a protected characteristic, campaigner urges

Social Care
Lucy Townsend is corporate director of people at Wiltshire County Council. Picture: Wiltshire County Council

Amplifying voices

The ADCS Blog
ECPAT UK has branded the practice of housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Home Office hotels as 'unlawful'. Picture: Yekaterina/Adobe Stock

Charity launches legal action over children placed in ‘unlawful’ asylum hotels

Social Care