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Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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The future of a delayed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care is in doubt, as there is no guarantee of ongoing government funding, documents reveal.

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

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Friday, April 6, 2018

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Children in care are receiving less support and do not feel as safe as in previous years, a study by Ofsted has found.

Council to invest £1m in children's social work recruitment drive

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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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A council is to launch a £1m children's social work recruitment drive in a bid to reduce its children in care population.

Council spending rises on children in need of help

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils are spending 10 per cent more per head on children in need of support than they did in 2010, a government report has found.

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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Children's charity Barnardo's is keen to form children's services partnerships with councils across the country and is in "deep discussions" with a number of local authorities, its chief executive has said.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

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Friday, July 14, 2017

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Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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Two councils have been told their children's services departments are no longer "inadequate" following inspections by Ofsted.

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

A "root and branch" review that will look into legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the children's care system in Scotland has launched.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children in London is falling because senior social work managers in the capital are actively pursuing other options such as kinship care, a report has found.

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Just more than two fifths of five-year-olds assessed as part of a pilot for the government's revised early years curriculum have reached its ideal standard.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

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Friday, April 15, 2016

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The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to release the findings of a controversial study examining how children's services can be delivered outside of local authority control following a five-month Freedom of Information (FOI) battle.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that was found to have left vulnerable children at risk of harm has had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

Council to invest £1m in children's social work recruitment drive

Council spending rises on children in need of help

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

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