InCentre for the Children’s WorkforcebyDani Jones·Jul 24Dani’s Weeknotes — 24th July 2026I’m Dani, Development Lead at the Centre for the Children’s Workforce. Having recently joined the team, these weeknotes are a chance to…
Shrien Dewani·Dec 9, 2025Children’s Social Care Receives a Transformational Boost-But True Reform Demands a Whole-System…By: Shrien Dewani
InWeek in Public ServicesbyMaria Laura La Corte·Dec 5, 2025Week in Public Services: 5th December 2025This week: jury trial restrictions, place-based budgeting pilots, and warnings from Ofsted on the children’s social care market.
InService Design at Barnardo’sbyAmy Ricketts·Jul 23, 2025July month note: When do we actually design the service?This month we’ve focused on using service design to improve existing models, particularly in preparation for several Family Hubs…
Buckinghamshire Council Careers·Feb 3, 2025Navigating the Challenges and Rewards of Children’s Social Care in BuckinghamshireWe spoke with Taeba, a Social Worker in the Children’s Social Care service at Buckinghamshire Council, about her career journey, the…
kuljit singh gill·Aug 31, 2024Are Children’s Social Services Really Corrupt?Now, this is a question you all might be thinking. Are these people who are said to be ‘’protecting’’’ children actually corrupt?
Nic Fox·Mar 29, 2024Are schools & care homes making exploited children more vulnerable?There are thousands of child sexual exploitation (CSE) victims and child criminal exploitation (CCE) victims in England. The dangers are…
InCulture ConversationsbyStephen Rice·Nov 17, 2023What is the Purpose of Practice Models in Children’s Social Care?We’ve seen, probably over the last decade, but definitely over the last five years, a lot of attention on practice models, and almost every…
LBBD Insight and Innovation Support Team·Nov 13, 2023Improving family engagement and empowerment in Child Protection Conferences (Part 2)In our last post we told you about a recent design project we ran, co-designing solutions improve family engagement and empowerment in…
LBBD Insight and Innovation Support Team·Nov 13, 2023Improving family engagement and empowerment in Child Protection Conferences (Part 1)Co-designing solutions to help families share their views and actively participate in meetings.
