Jonathan Stanley is manager of the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care

More work is needed to refine Welsh plans to ban children’s home profiteering

Social Care
Mary Jackson is chief executive of Frontline

Frontline launches social work leadership scheme after DfE axe Pathways funding

Social Care
Amerdeep Somal is as the current financial regulators complaints commissioner. Picture: LGO

Council to review SEND school transport policy after complaint

Education
Become is urging the government to take urgent action to reduce the number of placement changes experienced by young people in care. Picture: Adobe Stock/Brian

Surge in care leavers assessed as homeless over last five years, charity warns

Social Care
Glebe House hopes to reopen in April 2024

Glebe House care home closes permanently following safeguarding concerns

Children's Services
Councils warn that 'an acute rise in the costs of placing children in care mean in-year spending on children’s services is spiralling out of control'. Picture: Adobe Stock

Increase in children in care cases meeting time limit, Family Court figures show

Rules come into force at the end of October to curb the use of agency social workers

DfE offers councils £1,125 to comply with agency social worker data rules

Social Care
The proportion of children held on remand has increased, figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

YOIs still locking children in cells for 22 hours a day, damning review finds

Youth Justice

Employability initiative launches for Bangladeshi and Pakistani young people 

Education

Councils failing to help half of disabled care-experienced young people, report suggests

Social Care
October's CYP Now features a special report on special educational needs and disabilities

In October’s CYP Now: Boosting adoption, inspection changes, SEND special

John Pearce is director of children’s services at Durham County Council

Stable Homes, Built on Love?

Social Care