Councils offer relocation packages to assist recruits with visas, documentation and the costs of setting up home. Picture: insta_photos/Adobe Stock

Brent: Recruitment drives have injected new skills and ideas

Careers
Barnet will target Hong Kong in its next recruitment campaign. Picture: leeyiutung/Adobe Stock

Barnet: Overseas social workers boost understanding of different cultures

Careers
New healthcare standards include a focus on providing young people in secure settings with trusting relationships. Picture: Drazen/Adobe Stock

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

Youth Justice
Amanda Spielman: 'We won't be soft of safeguarding'. Picture: Ofsted

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

Ofsted
Sally Rowe is director of children's services at Walsall Council. Picture: ADCS

Don't forget our partners

The ADCS Blog
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. Picture: LEYF

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The Early Years Blog
Women's and girls charities only received 1.8 per cent of grants awarded to charities in 2021. Picture: Alexis Scholtz/Adobe Stock

Women’s and girls’ charities suffer from low funding, research finds

Youth Work
Scottish Youth Parliament chief executive to resign in the summer to take up a new role at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Ben McKendrick

Longstanding Scottish Youth Parliament chief announces resignation

Youth Work
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced a further £2m of funding for the Engage programme. Picture: MoL

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

Youth Work
Lack of safety at home was cited as a key concern among vulnerable young people. Picture: Sabphoto/Adobe Stock

Poor social housing pushes young people into homelessness, report finds

Youth Work
Annie Hudson is chief executive of the review panel. Picture: College of Social Work

Review calls for ‘major overhaul’ of residential care for disabled children

Social Care
The service will provide provide one-to-one support, training, and sexual health promotion. Picture: Wavebreak media mirco/Adobe Stock

Council and charity link up to provide sexual health outreach service

Health