Research found most council staff considered long-term foster care a positive permanence option. Picture:

Foster carer numbers drop by almost 2,000 over four years

Social Care
Elvin: 'We need a service structure that is dedicated to children in all types of care'

Adoption proposals offer hope for most vulnerable children

Social Care
Heather Sandy is executive director of children's services at Lincolnshire County Council

Beyond grades: Shaping an inclusive curriculum for lifelong success

Education

YJB trustee to lead review of girls in custody

Youth Justice

Support for marginalised families increases awareness of risks to children, research finds

Youth Justice

Hackney Council backs down amid children’s centre closure legal challenge

Early Years
Evidence of outcomes would often be recorded anecdotally with no scientific data. Picture: Gorynvd/Adobe Stock

Mental health and school exclusions programme to target 250 children in Wigan

Health
The programme will be linked to the roll out of new family hubs. Picture: Adobe Stock

'Archaic’ model for adopted children's contact with birth families needs reform, say researchers

Social Care

Legislation review is an opportunity to remove barriers to social care support

Social Care

LGA calls for council tax and health costs exemptions for care leavers

Social Care
Children should be critical consumers. Picture: Kerkezz/Adobe Stock

Youth services could curb young people's reliance on phones, study finds

Youth Work

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