Alison Noble is a director at Derbyshire Council. Picture: Jenny Thompson/Adobe Stock

A system built on care, love and compassion

The ADCS Blog
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. Picture: LEYF

Dear Chancellor

The Early Years Blog
Universities asked to help estranged and care-experienced students to access stable accommodation. Picture: insta_photos/Adobe Stock

Universities urged to act as rent guarantors for care leavers

Social Care
Courtney discusses the challenges of finding a rent guarantor as an estranged student. Picture: Courtney, Unite Foundation

Be Our Guarantor: an estranged student's call to universities

Social Care
Childline supported more than 5,000 children suffering from loneliness in a year. Picture: Polya Olya/Adobe Stock

Rise in loneliness among children sparks wellbeing concerns

Health
Independent fostering agencies have reported more referrals of children aged under-five in the past year. Picture: Morguefile

Independent agencies report rise in complexity of foster children's needs

Social Care
PAC chair Meg Hillier: 'Vulnerable young people are being treated as an afterthought'. Picture: Parliament TV

Parliamentary committee criticises government inaction on tackling disproportionality in youth custody

Youth Justice
The report includes greater training for professionals. Picture: Ermolaev Alexandr/Adobe Stock

SEND and AP green paper response: Government confirms plans for system ‘transformation’

Health
Council leaders say measures will not fill a 'funding blackhole' for services. Picture: Adobe Stock

SEND and AP green paper response: Measures ‘do not go far enough’, council leaders warn

Health
Kinship carers are more likely to face financial difficulties, reasearch finds. Picture: NDAB Creativity/Adobe Stock

‘Significantly more’ children in kinship care benefit from parental contact, research reveals

Social Care
Young people face a 'postcode lottery' around wait times, research finds. Picture: Daisy Daisy/Adobe Stock

Boost psychiatric workforce to reduce eating disorder wait times, ministers urged

Health
Supporting migrant young people to engage with education is a key factor in their successful resettlement in the UK. Picture: Mangostar/AdobeStock

Good practice in resettlement of migrant children

Social Care