2026 family group conference coordinator training dates are now available to book.📅 Faciliatated by experienced family group conference managers and practitioners, alongside those with lived experience of the child welfare system. Reserve your place today.📌 https://ow.ly/qiSv50XnVmH

This pro bono week we’d like to say a big thank you to St John's Chambers. Thank you St John’s Chambers for being pro bono allies providing our legal team with free meeting space to strategise, problem-solve and share freshest thinking about knotty legal and policy issues.

This month is National Care Leavers' Month, a time to celebrate care leavers and raise awareness of issues in the care system. 🔗Find out how Lifelong Links seeks to build lasting, loving relationships: https://frg.org.uk/lifelong-links/ #NationalCareLeaversMonth #BuildNotBreak

What does good family group decision making look like? Join Family Rights Group for a webinar on 28 November to learn about a new Family Group Conferencing toolkit. The resource supports practitioners and local areas to set up and run a family group conference service. https://ow.ly/vz7S50XkZiN

Before the end of October, make sure you see this wonderful film, specially made for #BlackHistoryMonth 2025. 🔗https://ow.ly/c9NE50Xhs8x#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth

🌟 We're Hiring: Senior Fundraising Development Manager 🌟 📍 Location: Hybrid 🕒 Hours: Full-time – variations possible 💼 Salary: £49,792 (including £3,650 London allowance) 📅 Deadline: 9am, Monday 3rd November 2025 (9am) Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/UTnz50Xbayt #Hiring

After contacting our Advice & Advocacy Service: ✔️93% of families said that the advice line was helpful. ✔️86% of families have a better understanding of what they have to do. ✔️82% of families feel the call influenced their ability to cope. Share to help others: https://frg.org.uk/get-help-and-advice/

⏰Head over to YouTube at 1pm today for the premiere of 'A father's story - a film for Black History Month'. Father of three Elliott opens up about his family’s experience seeking support from children’s services—despite fears of ethnic bias & negative stereotypes. 🔗https://ow.ly/3lZk50XbFLS

🌟 We're Hiring: Senior Fundraising Development Manager 🌟 📍 Location: Hybrid 🕒 Hours: Full-time – variations possible 💼 Salary: £49,792 (including £3,650 London allowance) 📅 Deadline: 9am, Monday 3rd November 2025 (9am) Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/UTnz50Xbayt #Hiring

The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR

On Monday, our legal adviser Frances Edwards will join Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF to talk about the legal implications of the kinship local offer - a new duty on local authorities to set out what support they provide to kinship families in their area. #KinshipCareWeek2025

For Kinship Care Week 2025, Shanayd shares her kinship care journey. From ‘scared lone wolf’ to giving evidence to MPs and ministers in Parliament. 🔗https://frg.org.uk/news-blogs-and-vlogs/blogs/do-you-know-about-the-work-of-the-kinship-care-alliance/ 🎈#KinshipCareWeek2025

🙌It's Kinship Care Week! Do you work with kinship carers or potential kinship carers? Come to our FREE drop-in session to find out more about our advice service and how to signpost families to us. 📅 8th October 2025, 10am – 11am Book your place here: https://ow.ly/qBEA50X5POM

Happy Grandparent's Day! Ray and Lynn are grandparents – but they are also kinship carers for 6-year old Lucy* On #GrandparentsDay they share their story of kinship care: 🔗https://ow.ly/cEvp50X5QtL

Do you work with kinship carers or potential kinship carers? Come to our FREE drop-in session to find out more about our advice service and how to signpost families to us. 📅 8th October 2025, 10am – 11am Book your place here: https://ow.ly/qBEA50X5POM

What does 'It takes a village to raise a child' actually mean? Ahead of Black History Month 2025, here is a quick reminder of this brilliant conversation from last year. Full vlog: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...

"Now I finally have found myself and I know who Salma is" 📅Sunday 28th September, 5.45pm in the Youth Zone, at The Labour Party Conference. Find out more and sign up: frg.org.uk/events/build...

Join us! Family Rights Group staff, parents and kinship carers panel members, and trustees are sharing expertise at this year’s Kempe Center international virtual conference: A call to action to change child welfare 2025. 🔗https://frg.org.uk/events/

Our #BuildNotBreak event at #Lab25 will explore fixing the care system so all children have lasting, loving relationships. New Minister Josh Macalister will speak alongside care leavers Salma and AJ, @cathyashley.bsky.social, Jo Casebourne from Foundations and Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council.

🚨 We're recruiting trustees! Join us to help transform the child welfare system and deliver our vision: a society where children thrive in their families, and have loving relationships to turn to throughout life. 📅 Deadline: 7th October 🔗 Learn more: frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Great to facilitate an excellent session of the APPG on Kinship Care yesterday. Thanks to MPs @munirawilson.bsky.social, Joe Robertson, @bobbywdean.bsky.social and all the organisations who gave evidence.

The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR

We're facilitating this session for @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social this week. Find out more about the APPG's SEND sessions in our recent blog: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...

🆕Today the Govt made an announcement about the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF). It will continue into next year. 🔗 Read the statement: ow.ly/PGg250WRcb3 But concerns remain:

⏰ There's still time! Ask your MP to attend the Westminster Hall debate tomorrow (4th) on the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. Read more about the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund and join our campaign: ow.ly/9OBq50WQu5B

📢 Updated advice sheets on accessing info from children’s services. We explain how to: ✅ ask to see personal information held by children’s services ✅ make Freedom of Information requests to children's services 🔗https://ow.ly/JeA150WNE4X Please share to help others!

📢 We’re speaking at the Kempe Centre virtual conference: A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare 2025! A chance to come together, challenge systems, centre families, and drive real change. Watch this space for session details! #TakeAction2025 #ChildWelfare #KempeConference

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will make it mandatory for local authorities to offer families the opportunity to come up with solutions for their children’s welfare. Find out how we can help your local authority to do it right. 👉 frg.org.uk/training-con...

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to lead our young people’s participation activities. This exciting role is integral to our goal around engaging young people, and will support the development of our Lifelong Links work. Find out more & apply: frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...

📣 The Government has announced that kinship carers will be included in a new review of parental leave and pay! Are you a kinship carer and do you want to make sure your voice is heard? Respond to the review’s call for evidence: ow.ly/5nfc50WF5UR #SameLoveSameLeave

Emma Lewell-Buck MP nails the hammer on the head. There is a current gap in legislation that leaves sibling relationships without the same protections as those with parents. Let's change that. More about the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: 👉 frg.org.uk/policy-and-c...

💻 How is the SEND crisis affecting children in kinship care? Our Head of Public Affairs, Jordan Hall, has written a blog exploring some of the key messages from kinship families navigating the SEND support system. Read it here: t.co/a05RdR8txr

📢 Ofsted inspection report of ‪@stockportcouncil.bsky.social‬ children’s services highlights benefits of Lifelong Links 💪 To date, over 4,000 children and young people have benefited from Lifelong Links. Want to know more? Go to: frg.org.uk/lifelong-lin...

📢 Ofsted visit to @sandwellcouncil.bsky.social children’s services highlights benefits of FGCs. FGCs are making a real difference in places like Sandwell but the offer is inconsistent across the country. Let’s make FGCs a national standard, not a postcode lottery. Learn more: ow.ly/vh5V50Wxm7v

Last week, a dynamic duo from our social work and advice teams spoke to South East perinatal mental health clinicians about helping women involved with children’s services to get the support they need. If your organisation would like a similar conversation, get in touch.

As secretariat to the APPG, we organised this spotlight session to hear from kinship carers raising children with SEND, about the challenges they face. Read our blog to learn about the key messages from kinship families navigating the SEND support system: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...

We are delighted to announce that we are the official Charity Partner of Family Law Week’s annual Public Children Law Conference! Get your tickets and find out more: www.familylawweek.co.uk/event/public...

The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR

Are you a skilled professional with a background in FGCs & working directly with young people and their families? We are seeking two practice advisers to deliver training, consultancy and support for FGC and Lifelong Links services. Read more: frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...

📢 Study reveals shocking figures about women who died within a year of pregnancy · 1 in 3 of women who died within a year of pregnancy were known to children’s services · A quarter of these deaths were the result of suicide or homicide · 65% of the women had experienced domestic abuse

Today, the Education Select Committee released its latest report on children’s social care in England. It shines a spotlight on the struggles many families are facing—and the urgent need for change. See below how our Chief Executive, Cathy Ashley, has responded to the report. ow.ly/7MAy50WnEra

We're hiring! Are you a highly organised administrator with top-notch research & writing skills? Join Family Rights Group as Executive & Policy Assistant. Apply now 👉 frg.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Vicky co-created a Film for Parents with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: Working with a Child and Family Social Worker. She shares why it’s needed—and why parents with lived experience must help shape the system. Full video here: ow.ly/N6fw50WboLr

It’s #LearningDisabilityWeek. Parents with learning disabilities are more likely to lose their children & often don’t get the support they need. We’ve made a film—in collaboration with parents—to address this. Read more in @CommunityCare: www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/06/16/e...

Family Rights Group warmly welcomes The Law Commission's new project to consider reform the legal framework for kinship care. Read more: ow.ly/zN9J50W8Utw

Today, the Government announced the #SpendingReview. FRG welcomes the commitment to investing in a children’s social care system where families get help early before their problems escalate. The need for urgent action is clear. Our full response: frg.org.uk/news-blogs-a...

Find out more about our new rapid review on families' experiences of being offered a #FamilyGroupConference: why this work is important, what our review found, and how the findings will inform our ongoing work on FGCs: foundations.org.uk/new-rapid-ev...

🌟 It’s #CarersWeek2025 Sharon is a kinship carer raising her grandchildren. In this blog, she opens up about the emotional and financial sacrifices she’s made, to provide a stable and loving home for her grandchildren. Read it here: ow.ly/G02w50W6TYn

We’re pleased to be working with @foundationsww.bsky.social and @wearecoram.bsky.social on this important research project exploring how Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are offered to families in England. The newly published rapid evidence review is the first step in this vital work.

🏃‍♀️Run the Great North Run 2025 for Family Rights Group! The UK’s most popular half marathon is back on 7th September 2025 – and we’re calling on YOU to join Team Family Rights Group! Find out more: ow.ly/mxHm50W4c5r #GreatNorthRun #TeamFRG #FamilyRightsGroup