Roots to Growth: The Care Visions Story

01/07/2026

by Danny Henderson Danny works at Care Visions Children’s Services, a residential child care and fostering organisation based in Scotland, in a development role. Care Visions operates 29 children’s homes across Scotland, supporting young people whose lives have been shaped by adversity, trauma and disruption.  The organisation has been built around a belief that relationships […]

Stories that connect us: a book in progress

01/07/2026

by Angela Hodgkins, Carla Solvason and Emma Laurence   Over the past year, we have been engaged in a collaborative writing project that has grown into something both ambitious and deeply meaningful. Storytelling in Social Pedagogy: Practice, Research and Relational Work across Education, Health and Social Care brings together a wide range of voices to […]

UK and Irish reforms of children’s social care: what’s social pedagogy got to do with it?

09/04/2026

written by Cecile Remy, current Chair of Trustees Across the four nations of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, a set of reforms of the care system is underway. What does this mean for the lives of children and young people, and which insights does social pedagogy’s ethical framework offer? So, what’s happening across […]

Call for abstracts: Spaces of Belonging

04/03/2026

Spaces of Belonging Exploring Social Pedagogy as a Framework for Connection, Creativity, and Care We invite practitioners, educators, researchers, community leaders, creatives, and social entrepreneurs to submit abstracts for our 2026 gathering at the Hill End Outdoor Education Centre, OX2 9NJ, from 2-3 September 2026. We’ll explore how social pedagogy can serve as a unifying […]

Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory for a modern generation

20/10/2025

Author: Jessica Cushing I have recently graduated with a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood in Society from the University of Worcester, and I am continuing my academic journey with an MSc in Psychology. As a mature student, a social pedagogy practitioner and parent of two children, there is a certain aspect of today’s society that […]

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