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MPs call for establishment of national fostering college

Friday, December 22, 2017

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MPs are calling on the government to set up a national college for fostering to address concerns that carers feel undermined, undervalued and lack support.

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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Foster carers are to become eligible for 30 hours free childcare, children's minister Robert Goodwill has confirmed.

Council spending rises on children in need of help

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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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.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

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Friday, November 24, 2017

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Ofsted has praised the leadership of a council's children's services department saying managers think "deeply and creatively" about improving the lives of vulnerable young people.

Adopted children '20 times more likely to be excluded'

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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Adopted children are around 20 times more likely to be excluded from school than their classmates, a survey by Adoption UK has found.

Care leavers criticise lack of youth input in fostering stocktake

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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The government's national stocktake of foster care provision is failing to offer a decent opportunity for young people with experience of care to have a say on the future of provision, a committee of MPs has heard.

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

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Monday, November 6, 2017

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All carers and professionals who work directly with looked-after children should receive mental health training as part of a range of efforts to boost support for them, a government-appointed group of experts has recommended.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

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Monday, October 30, 2017

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Three London councils will continue to operate a shared service for adoption and fostering once partnership arrangements for children's services come to an end in six months' time, it has emerged.

Majority of foster carers earn less than living wage

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Friday, October 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Nine out of 10 foster carers are being paid less than the national living wage, a study has found.

Call for national foster care recruitment drive

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

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The government should establish a national campaign to attract foster carers in a bid to tackle the current shortage, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

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.

Children in care numbers rise at fastest rate in five years

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

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The number of children in care has risen at its fastest rate in five years while the number of children being adopted continues to fall, official figures have revealed.

Parsons Green bombing: Arrests prompt foster care recruitment concerns

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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The arrest of two refugees in connection with the Parsons Green tube attack could deter people from looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and prompt foster care recruitment issues, it has been claimed.

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

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Friday, September 15, 2017

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A council rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted is planning to invest an extra £12m in children's social care in a bid to reduce the number of children coming into care.

Longfield to examine Muslim fostering case

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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The Children's Commissioner for England will examine reports that a five-year-old Christian girl was left distressed after being placed in foster care with a Muslim family.

Children's services at three councils rated 'good' by Ofsted

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Friday, August 25, 2017

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Ofsted inspectors have rated children's services provision at three councils as "good".

Number of children being adopted continues to fall

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

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There has been a further fall in the number of children being adopted and the number of adoption orders being granted by the courts, Department for Education figures show.

Councils face £25,000 per child shortfall under refugee scheme

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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Councils involved in a Home Office scheme to take in unaccompanied asylum seeking children from other areas are facing an average £25,000 shortfall in funding for every child they support, research suggests.

Changes to inspections of voluntary adoption agencies criticised

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Friday, August 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted's proposed overhaul of the inspection of voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) will give a misleading picture of their performance to potential adopters, a leading agency has warned.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

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Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Adoption support efforts hampered by 'insufficient capacity to meet demand'

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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Efforts to provide therapeutic support for adopted children via a government-established fund are being hampered by insufficient capacity within the system, a report has found.

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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A council's children's services have been rated "good' following a trial of the new Ofsted inspection framework being introduced next year.

Fostering system faces funding shortfall and recruitment crisis

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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The children's foster care system is suffering from funding problems, a lack of support for carers and no clear government policy to deal with escalating recruitment problems, a report has found.

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

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Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

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.

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MPs call for establishment of national fostering college

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers

Council spending rises on children in need of help

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

Adopted children '20 times more likely to be excluded'

Care leavers criticise lack of youth input in fostering stocktake

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

Majority of foster carers earn less than living wage

Call for national foster care recruitment drive

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

Children in care numbers rise at fastest rate in five years

Parsons Green bombing: Arrests prompt foster care recruitment concerns

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

Longfield to examine Muslim fostering case

Children's services at three councils rated 'good' by Ofsted

Number of children being adopted continues to fall

Councils face £25,000 per child shortfall under refugee scheme

Changes to inspections of voluntary adoption agencies criticised

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Adoption support efforts hampered by 'insufficient capacity to meet demand'

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

Fostering system faces funding shortfall and recruitment crisis

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

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