What does a kinship care offer look like when it's shaped by the families it serves? Louise Spragg shares lessons from the ground up.
No matter your background, everyone has a village. But for someone who is care-experienced, it can look very different. Amy Burns reflects on the people who made all the difference , and what that means for fostering today.
This World Social Work Week, we reflect on a year of significant progress in reforming children's social care — and look ahead to the changes still to come for practitioners, leaders, and the families we serve.
Catherine Bark talks about supporting parents through trauma-informed therapy and Video Interaction Guidance to break intergenerational abuse cycles.
Warrington Borough Council's Pathfinder team talks about how professionals from different backgrounds work together to support vulnerable families in children's social care.
Emily shares how her life has been transformed by Staying Close, a Department for Education-funded programme supporting care leavers.
Le'Siran Edwards reflects on the journey from experiencing workplace racism to founding a national movement. The Black & Diverse Safeguarding Professionals Conference now brings together practitioners across the sector to share workplace experiences and build collective approaches to inclusion.
The National Kinship Care Ambassador, Jahnine Davis, talks about taking a whole family approach that includes children's voices, parental support, and evolving family needs.
Roz Davidson shares experiences and learnings from working with vulnerable families and children affected by domestic abuse.
To celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September 2025, Annie Crombie from BookTrust talks about the importance of reading. The Department for Education is looking forward to National Year of Reading (2026) as the value of reading for pleasure can't …
During the exam results period, Rebecca Jones from Become talks about how she supports young people in the care system as they receive their GCSE and A-level results.