Every year, two events are guaranteed to re-energise my diminishing bank of optimism - the judging for the CYP Now Awards, and the awards ceremony itself.
Sport England aims to help people and communities by investing in organisations and projects that will increase sports participation and create opportunities for people to excel.
An election result that defied pollsters, turmoil in children's charity funding and plummeting adoption figures - 2015 was a turbulent year. Test your knowledge of the past 12 months' events in children's services by taking the CYP Now quiz!
Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?
Research into the factors that influence the school attainment of children in care has dispelled the myth that being in the care system leads automatically to poor education outcomes, with family experiences having a clear impact.