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… Read More
Use of secure accommodation for welfare purposes in Wales
Secure accommodations are residential homes with approval to restrict the liberty of young people who are believed to be a serious risk to themselves or to others… Read More
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 … Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Talking and listening to children and families: Putting Kitbag to work
Talking and listening to children was the first research project to directly observe close up what happens when social workers meet and communicate with children…. Read More
Webinar: Use of secure accommodation for welfare purposes in Wales
A recent project explored the experiences of young people from Wales prior to, during and following a referral to secure accommodation… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
