The £1,012 application fee is considered the biggest barrier to children realising their rights to British citizenship, with serious implications that go beyond a passport. Picture: Maksims/Adobe Stock

The price of British citizenship

Children's Services
Young people reported increases in positive interactions in their lives after National Citizen Service participation. Picture: NCS Trust

The Impact of Youth Engagement on Life Satisfaction

Youth Work
Young carers use podcasts to share their experiences with commissioners. Picture: Daviles/Adobe Stock

Commissioning: Keeping co-production alive

Management
Glen Fendley: “How could I be satisfied with my thriving business when so many charitable organisations were experiencing unparalleled fundraising challenges?”

Glen Fendley: How I Got Here

Careers
James Hempsall is managing director of Coram Hempsall's

Rethinking job titles

Management
StreetDoctors volunteers deliver workshops that include role-play scenarios to help young people cope with emergencies. Picture: StreetDoctors

Workshops equip young people to be life savers

Youth Work
Denmark has a high rate of implementation for bereavement support in schools

Bereavement support for children with SEND, Denmark

Health
Southampton’s children’s services improvement plan includes investment in permanent recruitment to reduce staff workloads. Picture: Leonid Andronov/Adobe Stock

Southampton City Council: Local Spotlight

Management
Generations of former Sea Cadets participants reported a range of developmental benefits to being members. Picture: Justin Sutcliffe/Sea Cadets

Research project charts the long-term impact of Sea Cadets participation

Youth Work
Caring for ex-battery hens is among the intergenerational work of charity Kibble

Praise for charity’s ‘flock-down’ initiative

Chances4Children
Kadra Abdinasir is head of children and young people’s mental health, the Centre for Mental Health, and strategic lead for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition

Children's Mental Health Special Report: Research evidence

Mental health
Digital tools can be used to build joined-up services. Picture: santypan/Adobe Stock

Tech’s vital role in the future of childhood

Letters