Team Us will bridge a wellbeing gap for boys moving from primary to secondary school. Picture: Team Us

#Chances4Children: Funding for youth charity supporting children affected by pandemic

Chances4Children
Josh MacAlister has been named as chair of the review. Picture: Frontline

Care Review chair calls for probe into ‘children’s social care market’

Social Care
Social work students on unpaid placements are not eligible for the payout, according to Unite. Picture: Adobe Stock

Unpaid social care students ‘not eligible for Covid life assurance payout’, union claims

Social Care
Josh MacAlister will lead the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England

Care Review: sector leaders set out their priorities for change

Social Care
Care-experienced young people at a participation session run by charity Become. Picture: Become

Care experts outline ambitions

Residential Children's Care
Care leavers can face barriers in accessing support if they lack digital connectivity. Picture: Insta_Photos/Adobe Stock

Lockdown widens digital divide

Social Care
Teenage volunteers from charity Aik Saath – Together As One lend their support in the fight against the virus at a vaccination centre

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

Early Years
The ICHA report details emerging evidence that children's home staffing shortages are having an effect on placements. Picture: Alex Deverill

Factors for stagnation in use of homes

Social Care
Family-based interventions can be more effective in cases of sibling sexual abuse. Picture: Adobe Stock

Guide helps children’s workers respond to sibling sexual abuse

Social Care
Team-based games and activities can support social and emotional development. Picture: Andrey Kuzmin/Adobe Stock

Support child self-regulation

Early Years
Mark Russell: “Inside the heart of every young person is hope, but it’s taken a battering during the pandemic”

Interview: Mark Russell, The Children’s Society chief executive

Children's Services

Review must include needs of care leavers

Editorial