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Family Routes is funded by government (Department for Education) and aims to help improve the ways that families are supported, how schools understand the experience of young people who are adopted or living with a Special Guardian and learn how services need to change and develop to better support young people as they become adults

Children in kinship placements are more likely to find their lives meaningful than those in unrelated foster care, but face significant challenges, a study has found

Around nine in 10 children in kinship foster care arrangements are benefitting from retaining contact with at least one parent, compared with those in unrelated foster care, according to research.

A new education commission for Oxfordshire, led by former director of children's services in Brent Gail Tolley, has been tasked with improving educational outcomes for all children and young people in the county.

Life is improving for the vast majority of looked-after children, a study into the wellbeing of children in care has found.

Best practice framework for childrens social care practice systems following the childrens social care innovation programme round 1 evaluation.

Shelly Reed draws on her own experience in care to call for more action from social workers to enablle children in care to have time with their families

Charities are warning that more than 1,000 looked-after children are moved on from their placement every week.

The FINANCIAL -- Abused and neglected children who were adopted had significantly better life outcomes compared with children who stayed in foster care, according to new research from the University of Oxford and Barnardos (Australia). Adoption has long been seen as better for children than remaining in care, but the results – based on moreThe FINANCIAL -- Abused and neglected children who were adopted had significantly better life outcomes compared with children who stayed in foster care, acc...

A programme helping children in care to maintain positive relationships with family members has been found to deliver year-on-year improvements to their mental health and wellbeing, a study shows.