Junior Smart, founder of SOS Project St Giles and director, Smart Training and Consultancy

Six reasons to support, not condemn, young people

Youth Work
Parents are facing more pressure to provide for their families amid the cost-of-living crisis. Picture: Adobe Stock/ kerkezz.

More families using informal lenders amid high inflation

Cost-of-living
The John Lewis Partnership are working with care-experienced designers on Made With Care. Picture: The John Lewis Partnership.

John Lewis Partnership launches range designed by care leavers

Social Care
Pause works to support mothers who have previously had a child removed. Picture: Tanya Volkova/Adobe Stock

Better support for ‘repeat removal’ families could reduce number of children in care, report finds

Social Care
Become is calling for greater housing support for care leavers. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Homelessness among care leavers rises by a third over last five years

Social Care

As an adult adoptee, I want to see children being put at the heart of adoption

Guest Blog
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield at the Youth Zone. Picture: Sian Hopkins

Labour Party Conference: How are we putting our children first?

Youth Work
Robin Walker: 'We maintain that there is a powerful case for reviewing the funding levels for childcare settings'. Picture: UK Parliament

DfE rejects education committee recommendations to improve childcare

Early Years
The tax relief is being put into place to allow care leavers to adjust to independent living. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Aksinia.

Council confirms tax relief for care leavers

Social Care
The EPI is calling for improved ways for schools to identify pupils living in persistent poverty. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

DfE must publish plan to reduce post-pandemic disadvantage gap, say researchers

Education
Anne Longfield will join Bite Back as chair of trustees. Picture: Commission on Young Lives

Bite Back announces Anne Longfield as chair

Health
Sir Andrew McFarlane is president of the family court.

Courts no longer responsible for oversight of unregistered DoL placements, new guidance states

Social Care