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📢New research from the Rees Centre & Kinship reveals that ethnicity significantly impacts Black & Asian kinship carers in accessing vital support. Barriers include financial struggles, cultural stigma & systemic racism. 📖 Read more: shorturl.at/xjud2

🚨 We're Hiring: Centre Administrator Join the Rees Centre at the Department of Education. We're looking for a Centre Administrator to support the smooth running of the Centre and its projects. 📌 Apply now: education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/va…

🎉 Huge congrats to our researchers Alice Tawell & Teresa Williams on receiving the Sustainable Development Goals Impact Fund! Their project will focus on relational practice and school exclusion. ➡️bit.ly/3E36hbv

👏🏽 Huge congratulations to Lucy Robinson on winning the 2025 BERA Doctoral Thesis Award for her dissertation: How does military life shape service children’s identity and school experiences?🏆

Researcher Dr Priya Tah shares her reflections on a recent workshop where kinship carers and sector representatives came together to turn the Raised by Relatives report recommendations into practical actions. ➡️ Read her blog on the workshop bit.ly/4cOnmCF

Childhood maltreatment is the world’s costliest and least discussed public health problem. 🧑‍💻Join our webinar on Ending Child Maltreatment 📆Tues 6 May, 2pm (on Teams) 🖱️Register now bit.ly/42QSbSO

We're celebrating #FosterCareFortnight (12–25 May)! 💛 This year’s theme: The Power of Relationships🤝 We’ll be sharing blogs, reports & quotes on why relationships matter in fostering. Stay tuned! #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25 Read more ➡️education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/fo…

🧡 "The importance of creating strong bonds between a child and their caregiver cannot be underestimated," says Rees Centre researcher Dr Priya Tah. Read Priya’s latest report: Raised by Relatives – The experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers. education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/ne…

🧡 Staff at our recent Centre Day showed up in orange to support #FosterCareFortnight! A brilliant way to celebrate the Power Of Relationships. 🔖 Read more about our work here: education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/fo… #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25

🧡 Vania Pinto reflects on the experiences of children in foster care and the vital role foster carers play. Read her blog here ⬇️ education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/ne… Explore our other blogs and reports ⬇️ education.ox.ac.uk/rees-centre/fo… #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25

Our care experienced research officer reflects on her early years in care, shaped by mistrust and self-reliance. Over time, supportive relationships have helped her heal and thrive.💛 🔗 Read her blog: bit.ly/4mkcMrD #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25

Victoria reflects on teaching a care-experienced student who kept her distance until a chance meeting changed everything. She says that the equations students need to solve in life are often more difficult than we could ever imagine. 💛Read blog: bit.ly/43ELwg2 #FCF25

Have you looked at some of our past reports on Kinship and foster care? ➡️Read the reports here: bit.ly/3F2yUWM #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25

Thank you for supporting #FosterCareFortnight 💛 From powerful blogs to reposts, quotes & reflections, your support helped us highlight the Power Of Relationships in care. #FCF25 #ReesSupportsFCF25

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧The Children’s Information Project, led by the Rees Centre, is transforming how data from children & families informs support at local and national levels. Want updates? 📰Sign up for our newsletter bit.ly/4dETBol 👉Visit website bit.ly/43S1lzZ

🌟 Upcoming Webinar: Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s social care. 🗓️10 June ⏰ 12:30pm 💻Department of Education & Online 🔗 bit.ly/4kkdLWL

Missed our lunchtime webinar? Watch on Youtube: Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of children’s social care youtube.com/watch?v=pOvQVg…

Children’s services collect a ton of data, but are we using it in ways that really help children & families? Our report introduces a Framework for Ethical and Effective Information Use to improve how children’s info is used. More: bit.ly/3HYst82 Nuffield Foundation

Prof Leon Feinstein will present on Care-Experienced Students: Pathways Into & Through HE. Explore how young people with social care experience navigate higher education—and how their journeys differ. 🗓️3 July, 9.30am, Online bit.ly/446Ly0y