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#BuildBackBetter: You know it makes sense, but how do you do it?
Throughout the pandemic, lockdown and now an extended lockdown in our home city. Leicestershire cares staff have been working with a range of community, council, and business colleagues to…
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Identifying and responding to child neglect in schools: Messages for best practice
With the majority of children returning to schools, referrals to Children’s Services are expected to substantially rise. As recently reported in the Guardian, schools will play ‘a pivotal role in spotting neglect …
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How to adapt participatory arts activities in lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed serious questions to arts and cultural organisations across the country. How do you continue to use the creative arts to empower…
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Childhood policy programme synthesis report
The the British Academy’s Childhood policy programme has explored the role of the state in childhood over the past 100 years, across the four nations of the UK, and from the point of view…
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COVID realities: Understanding the challenges faced by families
Covid Realities is a new research project based at the universities of York and Birmingham. We are working in partnership with the Child Poverty Action Group to understand the challenges faced by…
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Visual telephone timeline interviews: Findings from the STAR Family Study
This qualitative study explores visual timelines and their effectiveness over the telephone and highlights the need for additional visual methods to be explored…
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Managing safeguarding risks digitally: NSPCC recommendations
In Children’s Services at NSPCC, we shifted from working face-to-face to providing exclusively virtual service. This raised questions about how children and families were responding to digital services…
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Education during COVID-19: Experiences of the fostering sector
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have heard how fostering households across the UK quickly adapted to support children in these unprecedented times. Many foster carers assumed additional responsibilities…
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Talking with young people about mental health & digital technology use: Survey for practitioners
Heavy digital technology use amongst young people has been linked to poor mental health and may pose risks for those who self-harm, are suicidal or have eating disorders…
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CAER Big Dig
CAER Big Dig are looking for wannabe time travellers of all ages in Ely and Caerau interested in history and archaeology, or just looking for a fun activity, to help deal with the boredom of lockdown and connect us safely with our friends, neighbours and wider community…