Andy Couldrick has been named as the Trust's new chair. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

Birmingham Children’s Trust chair to be replaced by chief executive

Social Care
Local authorities should calculate maximum caseloads for social workers, a Senedd committee states. Picture: RH2010/Adobe Stock

Cap on social worker caseloads among recommendations for Welsh children’s services reforms

Social Care
Inclusion 2024 drives an increase in daily exercise levels of children with SEND. Picture: Youth Sport Trust

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

Health
More than half of adopted teenagers tried to access mental health services last year. Picture: Rawpixel/Adobe Stock

Call to improve wellbeing support for adopted teens

Social Care
The IICSA put forward 20 recommendations to government. Picture: IICSA

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

Social Care
Five Girlguiding activity centres are set to close after more than 100 years of service, the organisation has announced. Picture: Angelov/Adobe Stock

Girlguiding to close five 'financially unsustainable' activity centres

Youth Work
Birmingham City Council has vowed to continue with improvements. Picture: Arena Photo UK/Adobe Stock

Commissioner hails ‘welcome’ progress in Birmingham’s struggling SEND services

Education
Claire Coutinho will answer questions of a 'lack of urgency' in implementing SEND reforms. Picture: Department for Education

Children’s minister to face questions over SEND reform delivery

Education
DfE data finds that 116,300 children were in home education during the 2021/22 academic year. Picture: Rafael Ben-Ari/Adobe Stock

Children's services leaders renew calls for EHE register

Education
Helen Lincoln is chair of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) families, communities and young people policy committee. Picture: Essex County Council

Please don’t normalise delay

The ADCS Blog
Emma Heath is head of communications at Five Rivers Child Care. Picture: Five Rivers Child Care

Kids: A sympathetic snapshot of childhood trauma

Guest Blog
Agency social workers say they chose the route due to increased pay and flexibility. Picture: Adobe Stock

Social workers threaten to leave profession over plans to curtail use of agencies

Social Care