Okezie: “We need to balance painting the picture of need with equipping young people with the tenacity to navigate this situation. We can’t remove hope from the narrative”

Interview – Ndidi Okezie, chief executive, UK Youth

Youth Work
Craig Bennett: "Outdoor learning can offer solutions to the multiple challenges that children and young people are facing.” Picture: Richard Jinman

Embrace nature to transform children’s experience of learning

Education
Fast-track training programme Teach First attracts high-quality graduates to teach in disadvantaged areas. Picture: wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

Getting the lowdown on fast-track training schemes

Careers
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Twenty years of youth offending teams

Youth Offending
Councils are exploring methods to reduce the number of young people placed in residential accommodation. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe stock

Residential Care: Policy context

Residential and specialist care

The Outcome of Institutional Youth Care Compared to Non-Institutional Youth Care for Children of Primary School Age and Early Adolescence: a Multi-Level Meta-Analysis

Residential and specialist care
Glebe House is run as a therapeutic community for young men with needs related to sexually harmful behaviour

‘Why Wouldn’t You Have a Circle?’ An Evaluation of the Glebe House Circles Pilot

Social Care

Social Pedagogical Perspectives on Fidelity to a Manual: Professional Principles and Dilemmas in Everyday Expertise

Social Care
"Playful encounters" through play therapy can support practitioners’ work in meeting children’s emotional and relational needs. Picture: eric/Adobe Stock

Play Therapy Insights into Everyday Social Pedagogical Practice in Residential Child Care

Residential and specialist care
Personal advisers help young people get the accommodation that is right for them. Picture: JJ’Studio/Adobe Stock

Adviser support helps a successful transition from care

Residential and specialist care
Restorative approaches are well embedded in the home, meaning practitioners can work with young people to address incidents

Children’s home staff and agencies take restorative approach to cut offending

Social Care
Inspectors were able to use digital technology to move many visits and focus groups online during the pandemic. Picture: Nattakorn/Adobe Stock

Inspections Clinic: Impact of the pandemic

Children's Services