Social care network: children's services hub
A package of online features and comment exploring policy and practice in children's social care
'Challenging but fair': the new inspection regime for children's services
Live Q&As
10 talking points on preventing child abuse and neglectLive Q&As
How can child abuse and neglect be prevented? - live Q&ANew ways of working and learning can grow resilient children’s social workers
Paul Burstow
Nadhim Zahawi: Leadership key to turning round failing children's services
New children’s minister hails ‘dedicated and inspiring’ social workers
'Plunged into poverty': are kinship carers getting the support they need?
Around 180,000 children who would otherwise be adopted or in care live with relatives or friends, but carers face a postcode lottery for assistance
Can new partnership keep vulnerable children out of care?
Five London boroughs, backed by a social impact bond, will offer therapeutic support to at-risk children and their families
What children's services teams need to know about new EU data rules
'Care professionals haven't been in the shoes of exploited children'
Film depicts reality for young parents at risk of having a child taken into care
Social life blog
It took decades after leaving care to get the mental health help I neededJolene Campbell
Virtual reality lets adults see neglect and abuse through a child's eyes
New virtual reality films will be used to recruit and hone empathy in adopters and foster carers
More children than ever need our help. But they are being ignored
Ray JonesThe latest children in need statistics show that while more young people are being referred to social services, real help is dwindling
The foster care system faces a looming crisis
Martin BarrowRecord numbers of children are being taken into care but changes to the way we live and work mean the fostering workforce is shrinking
'Mum wasn’t treated like a prisoner, but like a human being'
Visiting Mum project helps reduce distress caused to children and their mothers by incarceration, but funding has run out
How rap therapy workshops help foster children tell stories
Ric Flo, who spent part of his childhood in foster care, is helping others express themselves in a creative way
'Young migrants in Ireland are treated as children, not asylum seekers'
Country’s approach means child migrants are given the same level of support as Irish children in the care system
Social life blog
What Doctor Who companion Bill Potts teaches viewers about foster careThe new character has the potential to shine a light on a group of children that people might not otherwise consider
Social work: on the frontline
As new children's minister I want to empower social workersRobert GoodwillWith a new regulator and an assessment system for social workers we will be able to improve the lives of vulnerable children
'Now I feel free': why social workers must be ready to help care leavers forgive
It can be hard when justifying why a child should be in care, but professionals shouldn’t judge parents because forgiveness is empowering
About 124 results for Social care network: children's services hub 
