The aim of this conference is to share news, good practice etc. in the field of training and accompanying kinship caregivers.

CELCIS, in partnership with Coram Voice, is bringing the ‘Bright Spots’ programme, with its two online wellbeing surveys, to Scotland. The pilot will provide local authorities a new opportunity to listen to the voices of their care experienced children and young people to drive local service provision and focus on change where children and young people say it is needed.

Save the Children International is seeking a Head of Programme for Child Protection (Permanent) in London or any existing Save the Children office location.

A Guardian investigation into the state of children’s services in the UK during the last 18 months has revealed a sharp rise in social services referrals during lockdown, plus spiralling costs for mental health support and a bulging backlog in the family courts, with some councils buckling under the weight of the extra work brought by coronavirus.

This event, hosted by CELCIS, will explore the theme of inclusion, experience and value in participation projects, and how organisations use different approaches, depending on the context.

This webinar, the fifth in the Transforming Children's Care Webinar Series focused on a new study ('Impact of COVID-19 on Privately Run Residential Care Institutions: Insights and Implications for Advocacy and Awareness Raising'). The study, comprising 21 semi-structured interviews across seven focus countries, explores the effect of COVID-19 on a small number of privately run and funded residential care institutions.

A systematic review exploring the lived experience of matching children with foster families and examining the evidence on the outcomes of matching decisions.

This report presents findings from qualitative research conducted with a range of children, young people and parents in vulnerable or seldom heard groups, carried out to explore their lived experiences during and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document presents guidance supporting implementation of the new duties for Scottish local authorities: that every looked after child will live with their brothers and sisters, where appropriate to do so.

The European Disability Forum (EDF) is looking for a consultant who will conduct a literature review to find out available information about how the EU works on deinstitutionalisation (DI)  in countries outside the European Union and what it has achieved in this field so far.