
Greater use of the private and charitable sectors can improve the standard of foster care
There is plenty of innovation taking place. There should not be an ideological veto preventing it from flourishing.
There is plenty of innovation taking place. There should not be an ideological veto preventing it from flourishing.
High educational standards are essential, but the most disadvantaged children also need help with workplace skills and social capital.
The Chancellor should commit to a Family Services Transformation Fund of £100 million over four years to help relationship support and post-separation support.
English law is clear on how foster placements should be made and that “the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration”.
Education is key – we need more good and outstanding school places.
Those directing their moral outrage at Amber Rudd have the wrong target.
Modern technology makes it easier to victimise someone through social media.
A particularly welcome proposal for a new free school.
I am a strong advocate of a family test. However, I don’t want the focus to be a bureaucratic test but a human one: call it the Lucy Test.
Early intervention with failed parenting saves money in the long run.
Too often local authority children’s services are dysfunctional – a lead professional needs to take responsibility when failures occur.
Cllr Jim McMahon has argued there was “no alternative” to a Council Tax rise.