Kinship care features in manifestos from all three main parties. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

Unequal financial support blighting kinship care system, report finds

Social Care
Obesity levels decreased in reception aged children but rose and 10- and 11-year-olds. Picture: Adobe Stock/Pavla Zakova

Young people struggle to afford healthy food, research warns

Health
Okezie: “We need to balance painting the picture of need with equipping young people with the tenacity to navigate this situation. We can’t remove hope from the narrative”

UK Youth chief Ndidi Okezie to step down from role

Youth Work
Paul Lindley: ‘If we are going to solve this problem, we need to look at all times, places and spaces that children play’

Interview: Paul Lindley, Ella's Kitchen founder and play commission chair

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

A national care service delivered locally

Your Shout
Derren Hayes: 'Moving to a ‘report card’ system should remove the stigma that came with being branded inadequate'

We need to rethink how we measure inspection success

Editorial
Alison O’Sullivan is chair of NCB and former ADCS president

Debate over care having protected status

Social Care

Act early to promote healthy relationships

Youth Justice

Six steps to help improve adoption

Social Care

Inspections Clinic: Ofsted’s Big Listen

Ofsted
Professor Samantha Baron is national director of the British Association of Social Workers Cymru

Strengths-focused leadership

Children's Services

Case study: Coaching sees staff reconnect to social work

Social Care