Jules Hillier: "Good-quality contact arrangements between children and their birth families can be vital to children’s wellbeing"

Time to deliver on ‘letterbox’ contact

Social Care
Derren Hayes: “Safeguarding children needs the involvement of communities, universal services and social work teams to be successful”

Today’s big challenges need collective efforts

Health
Denise Hatton is chief executive of YMCA England and Wales

Ministers must invest in young people in 2022

Youth Work
Nathan Ward is vicar of St Margaret’s Church, Rainham, and a former youth custody deputy director

Developing character is as vital as qualifications

Education
Festival of Social Work conferences are a chance to celebrate the achievements of children’s social workers while featuring keynote sessions from speakers such as poet Lemn Sissay

We are the social work champions

Preventing Care Proceedings
Many young people are channelling worries and anger over climate change into activism. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock

Sustainable Services: Policy context

Children's Services
Less than one in five of the young people surveyed agreed that their generation is listened to when decisions are made about climate change and the environment. Picture: Nicola/Adobe Stock

Responding to young people’s views on tackling climate change

Children's Services
Staffordshire University is creating the first campus nursery and forest school using sustainable energy to target net zero. Picture: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

University nursery uses latest tech to hit net zero by 2030

Children's Services
Natural Neighbourhoods encourages volunteers to get involved with local projects. Picture: Alejandro/Adobe Stock

Projects to engage young people in sustainability

Youth Work
Pupils have enjoyed creating an action plan and taking part in ecological activities

London primary’s whole-school approach to sustainability

Education
Young people collaborated with Hampshire County Council to help design energy-efficient homes that better meet their needs

Young people help shape low-energy children’s homes

Children's Services
Illustration: Barnawi/Adobe Stock

Your Best Friend Fund

Youth Work