‘We do it because we love them’: The families going broke trying to keep kids out of foster care
Almost overnight, Laura Thornton became the sole carer of her two young half-siblings at the age of 27. Just weeks...
Foster care costs ‘horrific’ as allowance delay goes on
Some foster carers are experiencing "horrific" money issues as they continue to wait for extra financial support that...
Children’s social care 2022: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
Ofsted has recently published a report entitled "Children’s social care 2022: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic"....
DfE names new ministers following mass resignations
The Department for Education has appointed its new ministers following a mass resignation of Conservative...
Cap on care costs: sixth council picked to trial system
The government has selected a sixth authority to trial its social care funding reforms, including the cap on care...
‘Every one of us has a different story’: a historic portrait of care system success
Poet Lemn Sissay, with the help of London’s Foundling Museum, has gathered 59 athletes, artists, CEOs and others who,...