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Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

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Friday, November 6, 2015

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A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Large rise in children's homes with top ratings

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

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The number of children's homes to be judged "good" or better by Ofsted has risen by 13 percentage points over the past year.

Amanda Spielman put forward as new Ofsted chief inspector

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Friday, June 10, 2016

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An academy chain founder and current chair of exam regulator Ofqual has been put forward to replace Sir Michael Wilshaw as Ofsted chief inspector.

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

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Doncaster's 'inadequate' rated children's services - run by an independent trust for the past two years - is continuing to improve, Ofsted has said.

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Fairness in the distribution of the early intervention grant has been called into question after it emerged that many deprived areas have fared worse than those that are better off.

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

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Doncaster Council has appointed consultants Impower and Penna to help it turn around its failing children's services department.

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

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Third of council tenants fall behind with rent since 'bedroom tax' introduced; body of four-year-old Hamzah Khan left in a house for two years, court told; and former Coventry DCS Colin Green joins Tower Hamlets safeguarding children's board, all in the news today.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

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London's tri-borough children's services are to receive £4m from the government's innovation fund, the first award to be made under the initiative.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

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Friday, September 5, 2014

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The current lord mayor of London Fiona Woolf will lead an independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse, the government has announced.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, pupil places and child protection

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Government revises up the number of children to receive free school meals; £2.35bn to fund more school places; and investigation launched into police handling of allegations against convicted paedophile, all in the news today.

Fee cuts 'could threaten residential placements'

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

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Residential care providers have warned children's services leaders that any attempts by councils to cut the fees paid to independent homes could see care placements jeopardised.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

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Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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Serious case reviews (SCRs) need to focus more on learning the lessons from child protection failings to prevent them happening again, the head of the NSPCC has said.

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

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Monday, July 23, 2012

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A London borough is poised to launch the first employee-led youth services mutual after the concept was rubberstamped by politicians.

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

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Friday, February 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A project that aims to end the practice of female genital mutilation within a generation has been handed £2m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme.

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Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Large rise in children's homes with top ratings

Amanda Spielman put forward as new Ofsted chief inspector

Ofsted finds 'significant progress' at trust-run children's services

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Distribution of early intervention grant sparks concerns

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

Daily roundup: housing benefit, Hamzah Khan and Colin Green

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

London lord mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child sexual abuse inquiry

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Daily roundup: Free school meals, pupil places and child protection

Fee cuts 'could threaten residential placements'

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

SCRs need greater prevention focus, says NSPCC chief

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

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