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Inspections: Local authority foster care

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
The number of local authority foster placements rose last year, with Ofsted analysis showing most councils delivering high-quality services with improvements in placement stability and post-18 support.

The care remainers

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
All four nations of the UK have some form of provision for young people to stay in care beyond the age of 18. Joe Lepper compares the approaches and investigates plans to extend entitlements.

Care and capability

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Looked-after young people are some of the most vulnerable in society. Charlotte Goddard examines the skills required and challenges across the workforce in providing quality care across the system.

Absolute adopter

    Features
  • Wednesday, July 26, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Neil Puffett talks to Sue Armstrong-Brown, chief executive at Adoption UK

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Special Report: Foster care

The government has pledged to undertake a national "stocktake" of foster care amid concerns about a shortage of carers, in order to improve policy across the board and meet the diverse needs of children.

Foster care: Policy context

In July 2016, the government announced it was to embark on a national "stocktake" of fostering to identify how the system can be improved.

Social Workers on the witness stand

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Giving evidence in court can be a daunting experience for social workers. Eileen Fursland looks at the challenges and sees first-hand the training on offer.

The Social Care Academy

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Vacancy rates and staff turnover have plummeted in Essex since the opening of its children's social work training academy. Charlotte Goddard asks those behind the initiative how it has been achieved.

Ripe for reform

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
    • | CYP Now
With government pledging to undertake a 'national stocktake' of foster care and MPs conducting their own inquiry, Joe Lepper asks what measures would improve quality of care and outcomes for children.

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the scale of child neglect, its long-term effect on children's wellbeing and how interventions can prevent and repair the damage caused to children's ability to form strong attachments with parents and carers.

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