The committee launched an inquiry into children's social care last month with the aim of exploring how services are meeting vulnerable young people's needs and to identify areas of practice that could be improved. The inquiry has a call for evidence open ... See more
The launch this week of the first ever national recruitment campaign for foster carers while widely welcomed by organisations across children's social care sector has been a long time in coming. It was a decade ago that the Association of Directors of Chi... See more
The Department for Education confirmed that it had approved more than 90% of Local SEND Plans submitted by local partnerships made up of an area's local authority and integrated care board but that a 'small number' had not made the grade and required furt... See more
Ask Me What Matters (AMWM) is a national pilot that embeds care-experienced children and young people's own wellbeing priorities into everyday practice so their voices directly shape the support they receive. It involves incorporating questions about the ... See more
Research published by charity Kinship for Kinship Care Week (5-11 October) reveals that despite making what most kinship carers describe as the 'biggest decision of their lives', 57% said they did not feel supported when they agreed to take on the care of... See more
