Research in Practice (RiP) has released new learning resources aimed at children’s services practitioners. Topics include: the impact of domestic abuse and controlling behaviour on children in a family environment; understanding social work...
Six examples of good practice in care leaver support
A year after being appointed, the government’s national implementation adviser for care leavers has published his first annual report looking at the quality of support across England. Mark Riddell was previously manager of leaving care...
Inequalities in the care system: report
Inequalities in the care system: report The Nuffield Foundation has published research on ethnic inequalities in the care system in England. Data was collected from a study of 6,000 children in England on child protection plans and 8,000 children in...
Bridging the Gap – A Report from Adoption UK
“In schools and classrooms around the UK, a group of children are falling dramatically behind. They are more likely to be excluded, more likely to have social, emotional and mental health difficulties and more likely to leave school with no...
Criminalisation of looked after children
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a national protocol to reduce the unnecessary criminalisation of looked after children and care leavers in England. Key principles include: a strong corporate parenting ethos recognises the care...
DfE announces drive to place more looked-after children in boarding schools
More children in care are to be offered places at boarding schools as part of a new government drive, the Department for Education has announced. The DfE wants more looked-after children to be placed in boarding schools. Up to 10 hubs connecting...
