The government has amended its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to expand corporate parenting responsibilities of councils across the public sector. Under the amendment all government departments, schools, NHS...
Care-experienced young people four times less likely to go to university
Closer collaboration between local authorities and higher education is among recommendations for tackling barriers in ‘Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s...
Inadequate experiences of foster caring have sparked recommendations for improvement across all UK governments
The Fostering Network has published its 2024 State of the Nations’ Foster Care report, revealing that experiences of burnout and poor wellbeing from foster carers are subsequently creating greater instability for...
Care experienced children and young people: Research insights from administrative data
This report summarises some key insights on children’s experiences with social care, which have been generated through research using administrative data. It serves as a source of evidence for policymakers and...
Kinship carers march on Treasury
Kinship, the UK’s leading kinship care charity, was behind the 50-strong rally, which took place alongside the release of its report showing that kinship carers contribute £4.3 billion to the UK economy each year, but...
Foster care
The Fostering Network has published its State of the Nations’ Foster Care report examining foster care across the UK. Findings from the 2024 survey, completed by over 3,000 current and former foster carers and 114...
