Trussell Trust handed out 2.5m food parcels over the last year. Picture: Trussell Trust

Trussell Trust hands out record number of food parcels during pandemic

Housing and benefits
Charlotte Ramsden is the new ADCS president. Picture: Salford City Council

New ADCS president calls for ‘long term plan’ for children and young people

Social Care
The scheme is set to expand to other councils in England. Picture: Adobe Stock

West Midlands taskforce aims to find foster families for children in residential care

Social Care
Former children's commissioner Anne Longfield has threatened legal action. Picture: Alex Deverill

TikTok faces legal challenge from former children’s commissioner

Safeguarding and child protection
Centrepoint saw an influx of calls about food poverty during national lockdowns. Picture: Adobe Stock

Centrepoint reveals spike in demand for support during lockdowns

Youth Work
Young people have been worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

Employment rates for under-25s hits record low, ONS reveals

Coronavirus
Funding must also target the widening attainment gap, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

Three-year £15bn funding package needed to support lost learning post-pandemic, research shows

Education
Josh MacAlister is chair of the Care Review. Picture: Frontline

Care Review chair reveals two new advisory panels

Social Care
Leigh Middleton: "The census will provide essential information to plan, invest in and support the youth sector”

The National Youth Sector Census and why it is vital to participate

Youth Work
Derren Hayes: “It would breathe life back into declining high streets and ensure family hubs have a wider reach than just the communities they are located in”

Put child health hubs on England’s high streets

Children's Services
Andrew Webb is former president of the ADCS and chair of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies

Review is a ‘sticking plaster’, but I’m optimistic

Social Care
The new tool aims to calculate funding needs holistically, the council has said. Picture: Adobe Stock

Digital SEND funding tool launched by Staffordshire Council

Special Educational Needs