Michael King is the local government and social care ombudsman. Picture: LGO

Education and children’s services complaints ‘dominate’ ombudsman’s work

Social Care

How to help children challenge gender stereotypes online

Guest Blog
Javed Khan will chair the 16-strong group. Picture: Alex Deverill

Barnardo's chief Javed Khan steps down

Children's Services
Children are often placed away from their communities. Picture: pingpao/Adobe Stock

Letters to the Editor: Care Review needs radical reboot

Social Care
Mentors from Croydon-based charity Lives Not Knives work with vulnerable young people who face multiple challenges against a volatile backdrop of rising knife crime

A decade on from the summer riots

Youth Work
The Case for Change report argues there is too much emphasis on assessment and investigation and not enough on support. Picture: Prostock-studio/Adobe Stock

Call for review to recognise the factors in risk-averse practice

Social Care
Nursery closures were found to be closures were highest in the most deprived parts of the country. Krakenimages.com/Adobe Stock

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Early Years
Dame Carol Black chaired the review. Picture: gov.uk

Drugs review highlights five ways to boost support for young people

Health
YOT staff reported a mixed picture regarding remote engagement of young people. Picture: shintartanya/Adobe Stock

How YOTs adapted in pandemic

Youth Justice
Cover painting of Howard Williamson’s The Milltown Boys at Sixty by Spaceman

Lessons from ‘status zero’ boys

Youth Work
As Covid-19 restrictions ease, services are reporting increased demand to help children and families recover from the effects of the pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

Pandemic recovery: sector bodies outline their priorities for action

Chances4Children
Birmingham Children’s Partnership was formed in 2019. Picture: Sakhan Photography/Adobe Stock

Building an early help system

Management