Alison O’Sullivan

Young people get the chance to develop life skills in a place of safety and stability
Best Practice

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Youth Work
Youth First is responsible for delivering a range of youth work provision to 6,000 young people at 15 sites across Lewisham
Best Practice

Mutual delivers benefits for young people at London council

Youth Work
Northampton Council’s Anna King says specialist work on knife crime is necessary
Best Practice

Youth workers tackle knife crime in Northampton

Youth Work
Thematic reports are used to self-evaluate practice. Picture: contrastwerkstatt/Adobe Stock
Features

Joint targeted area inspections: Inspections clinic

Children's Services
Children can be pushed away from home not because it is in their best interests, but because there is nowhere else for them to go. Picture: Alex Deverill
Features

Children in care who are moved ‘out of area’

Residential and specialist care
Immigration legal aid is now available to all children under 18, including those whose age has been disputed. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock
Features

Immigration and nationality legal aid

Children's rights
Research

Personalising the Health Impacts of Air Pollution – Summary for Decision Makers

Health
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Funding

The Weavers’ Company

Funding
Better matching would improve placement stability. Picture: yanadjan/Adobe Stock
Features

Commissioning: Social care placements

Commissioning
Eleanor Riley: "Media training is empowering for your staff"
Features

Frontline staff in the media

Management
Louis Boyd: “I try to move between strategic and operational roles every few years, in order to ensure my knowledge of the sector remains relevant”
Features

Louis Boyd: How I Got Here

Careers
This young Life’s podcast format allows young people to have control over how their stories are presented
Best Practice

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

Social Care
Young people design posters to be displayed in local youth clubs that aim to educate their peers on healthy relationships
Best Practice

Workshops on healthy LGBTQ+ relationships

PSHE Education
Activities develop social skills including emotional self-regulation and motivation. Picture: Photographee.eu/Adobe Stock
Best Practice

MultifunC, Scandinavia: International Focus

Youth Justice
Children’s services investment in Warwickshire has included workplace support, additional training and extra leave alongside the introduction of newly qualified staff. Picture: nadger/Adobe Stock
Best Practice

Warwickshire County Council: Local Spotlight

Children's Services
The council must pay for the student's university accommodation, the ombudsman said. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Scheme to 'poverty proof' school rolls out across UK

Education