Experts are calling for greater government investment in therapeutic support for families. Picture: Ivison Trust

Family support programmes could save councils £87,000 per year, study suggests

Children's Services
Individual local authorities are strengthening support for kinship families. Picture: Dobok/Adobe Stock

The Challenges of Kinship Care

Social Care
Walsall Council shares best practice for supporting kinship carers. Picture (posed by models): Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Walsall kinship carers get specialist support

Social Care
The trial will offer support to young people with epilepsy. Picture: Adobe Stock

Trial bids to tackle mental health challenges faced by children with epilepsy

Health
The council also received an "outstanding" rating in it's 2019 inspection. Picture: Adobe Stock/ gormakuma

Council receives 'outstanding' rating for children’s services

Children's Services
Experts advise professionals to build trust with families. Picture: Kleberpicui/Adobe Stock

Working with kinship families: Tips for children's services professionals

Social Care
Jones: 'Youth justice services is a very stable service'. Picture: HMI Probation

Youth justice services should take on young adult cases, chief inspector suggests

Youth Justice
Data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggests 4.2 million children were living in poverty in 2021/22. Picture: Adobe Stock

Family Support and Family Hubs: Key policy developments

Children's Services
New Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced the launch of funding

New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

Early Years
Sir Kevan Collins was education recovery tsar for five months after quitting in protest. Picture: DfE

SEND inclusion in mainstream schools key to DfE reorganisation

Children's Services
Experts suggest inadequate support for struggling pupils is driving up exclusions. Picture: Andov/Adobe Stock

Exclusions rise adds impetus for change

Education
NCS universality could be reconsidered, Oginsky says. Picture: Soloviova Liudmyla/Adobe Stock

Leadership changes present an opportunity to reposition NCS

Youth Work