Concerns have been raised around the effectiveness of the ‘letterbox’ system of contact. Picture: Matthew Ashmore/Adobe Stock

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

Fostering and adoption
Family Solutions Plus was designed collaboratively by Oxfordshire's social care workers and families. Picture: Adobe Stock

Oxfordshire’s collaborative model for sustainable change in families

Children's Services
The Fostering Network warns that latest figures reveal a system at "breaking point". Picture: LEXA_1112/Adobe Stock

Call for national fostering drive

Social Care
Outdoor play sessions are among a range of ways 3D Drumchapel supports families in need

Supporting families to help themselves

Children's Services
Pebbles Care has spent £50,000 redeveloping Amble Cottage, with young people playing a key role in the property’s renovations

Residential Care: Demand, supply and sufficiency

Social Care
Therapeautic intervention for those at risk of burnout and secondary therapeutic stress was found to make a difference. Picture: Wavebreakmediamicro/Adobe Stock

Can wellbeing initiatives for professionals benefit children and young people?

Social Care
Workshops help staff support young people, particularly in terms of trauma, emotional regulation and attachment patterns. Picture: Jonoerasmus/Adobe Stock

How Wellbeing Charter is supporting residential child care workforce

Residential Children's Care
Moderation meetings give settings an opportunity to reflect on practice before an Ofsted inspection takes place. Picture: Lordn/Adobe Stock

Inspections Clinic: Mock childcare inspections

Early Years
Illustration: Lucky Creative’s/Adobe Stock

Connected Futures Fund

Management
Young Citizens Trainers co-designed workshops alongside Coram experts to deliver support to young migrants and refugees

Peer support for young migrants and refugees

Social Care
Surrey County Council has had an impressive turnaround in children’s services since an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating in 2018. Picture: William/Adobe Stock

Local Spotlight: Surrey County Council

Children's Services
Pupils in disadvantaged areas have been worst hit by cuts. Picture: Adobe Stock

Education spending cuts ‘worst in post-war history’

Education