News coverage of the recent early release scheme for prisoners largely featured pictures of men – their faces both hopeful ...

My first memory of the notion of care experience becoming a protected characteristic under equality legislation was at the ...

We shouldn’t underestimate how fundamental a change the scrapping of single-phrase Ofsted judgments will be for all services ...

Despite the Care Review recommending the creation of regional care co-operatives (RCCs), the governmental response has been ...

The kinship care system is blighted by unequal financial support between those in fostering arrangements and those supporting ...

The high cost of healthy food is a significant barrier young people face in having a nutritious diet, with young, vulnerable ...

UK Youth’s chief executive Ndidi Okezie has stepped down from the role after five years leading the organisation.

The government has announced that care leavers aged under 25 will be given priority access to social housing and exemption from requirements meaning they must have links to a specific area to live ...

In addition to the damage to a child’s health, the report – published by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives – warns that poor oral health can damage children’s speech development, ...

Initiatives are supporting councils to improve matching practice to reverse adoptions decline. Latest Department for Education figures show the number of looked-after children placed for adoption last ...

As a youth worker and academic researcher who cares deeply about Britain’s young people, the announcement of new Young Futures Hubs filled me with a blend of hope and concern: a hope that these hubs ...

Ofsted’s decision to scrap single-phrase judgments for social care and early years providers draws support from sectors ...