Meyrem’s story: The challenges facing new kinship carers

Social Care
Nigel Minns is director of children and young people at Warwickshire County Council.

Prioritising permanence

Social Care
Janet Daby: ‘I very much believe in early intervention like keeping families together’

Children’s minister sets out plan to boost social work with families

Children's Services

Experts turn attention to solving challenges in children’s services

Children's Services
Children with special educational needs or disabilities are particularly likely to face difficulties in securing funded places

Breaking barriers in support of more inclusive early education

Early Years

Briefing: Agency social workers

Social Care

Met’s strategy to rebuild trust

Youth Justice
Social prescribing was beneficial for children with long-term health conditions

Social prescribing for children in hospital

Health
Parenting support must be consistent, experts say

The impact of parental learning difficulties in care proceedings

Social Care
The CRC covers a child's right to education and play. Image: Adobe Stock

Sure Start programme cut youth custody risk by a fifth, report finds

Youth Justice
Children with SEND faced a higher exclusion rate than their non-SEN peers in 2022/23, DfE figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

SEND system failing children and cash-strapped councils, NAO finds

Health
Staff at Oakhill STC swapped places with council YOTs. Picture: Adobe Stock

Youth offending not included in government sentencing review

Youth Justice