This conference will bring together all stakeholders charged with safeguarding children and young people from harm and promoting their health and welfare in the UK… Read More
Working with Children who have Experienced Neglect
Neglect is the most common reason for a child to be on a child protection plan in the UK – in 2021 this amounted to over 27,000 children (NSPCC, 2022). Neglect has been found to be prevalent in three-quarters of child case reviews concerning the death or serious harm of children, and is experienced by… Read More
Supported Accommodation Under the RHWA
The RHWA has brought in major changes to the way that supported accommodation must now be managed. The introduction of supported standard contracts into supported accommodation, will result in greater security of tenure for anyone over the age of 18 once they have been living in supported housing for 6 months… Read More
RHWA for Support Workers
Support workers are very often the first people that individuals approach when they are in housing crisis. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has introduced a new language and system, which is important for anyone in the supporting sector to understand… Read More
Children’s Commissioner for Wales Super Ambassadors programme
Super Ambassadors is a scheme from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales that aims to promote children’s rights and the UNCRC in schools… Read More
Children’s Commissioner for Wales Community Ambassadors programme
This a Children’s Vomissioner for Wales programme where children and young people can get involved and volunteer as members of their local community group or special interest group… Read More
Hate speech and children’s rights podcast
This podcast series from UNICEF discusses hate speech and its impact on children’s rights… Read More
Parental Advocacy Online Workshops
** WALES ONLY** Parent Advocacy Online Workshop (Wales) We are inviting social work practitioners and managers, parental advocates, parents, advocacy managers, family support workers and academics in Wales to participate in an online workshop on parental advocacy and its effectiveness in supporting parents whose children are open to social care. The event is part of… Read More
How involving children and young people can positively transform your service
This report produced by Peer Power provides outputs from a project they were commissioned to undertake by the Youth Justice Board. Includes a research report, a younger reader summary report and resources designed to help practitioners in the youth justice sector… Read More
How involving children and young people can positively transform your service
It’s important that services understand young people and their priorities in order to provide the best support. Peer Power has develop a series of resources to help this services collaborate with young people to co-create, build relationships, connect, and create lasting positive change… Read More
