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We are delighted to share that our Smethwick & Oldbury Locality Team has achieved national recognition at this year’s LGC Awards, securing the Silver Award for Large Team of the Year at the...

We recently held our Voices Heard Family Fun Day and what an incredible day it turned out to be! It was good to see such a great turnout with over 100 children, carers, and professionals all coming...

As Foster Care Fortnight 2026 comes to an end, it’s definitely been a busy 2-weeks with the team out and about all over Sandwell, including events at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Midlands Metropolitan...

As part of Families First is the roll out of our Schools’ Supervision and Support model. Between May 2024 and July 2025, we ran a pilot of school-based supervision for Designated Safeguarding Leads...

The Thriving Families Service forms part of our Families First Programme and is aimed at supporting expectant parents who have previously experienced a child removed from their care; and families...

As a Trust, we are members of the West Midlands Teaching Partnership (WMTP) and on Tuesday last week, members of our Social Work Academy attended the annual WMTP Practice Education Conference at...

Foster Care Fortnight 2026 – This is Fostering In Sandwell – and across the UK – hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need...

Sandwell Children’s Trust has received a positive Ofsted judgement for its adoption service, marking further progress in services for children and families across the borough. The adoption service...

Over the last two weeks, the Voice team have delivered a range of sessions and experiences for our children and young people including a creative Arts and Crafts session, where they designed...

The Corporate Parenting Board met last week for the final meeting of this municipal year. As always, it was a well‑attended session and provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress the Board...

Sandwell's Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice service (DECCA) celebrated a huge milestone on Tuesday as colleagues and partners came together for the service’s 20th Anniversary. The...

The Voice Team, Young Parents and Care Experienced Teams hosted the first drop‑in session for care‑experienced young people in Sandwell who are now parents. This new session was set up following a...