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Children's social workers face knowledge test

Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Only non-profit organisations will be allowed to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans to give councils more freedom in the way they work with vulnerable children, it has been announced.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils will be handed powers to outsource a whole range of children's social care services including child protection under proposals announced by the government.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

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

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Hillingdon has become the first council to be told that its child protection and care services must be improved under Ofsted's tougher new inspection framework.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are struggling to improve child protection standards due to instability caused by high turnover of senior staff and directors, a report by Ofsted has claimed.

Fast-track social work programme to recruit top graduates

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Friday, May 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A controversial fast-track training programme for social workers will launch next year, the government has announced.

Care Inquiry calls for relationship-focused system

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A greater emphasis must be placed on relationships for children in care rather than the type of placement option, an inquiry by eight charities has found.

Revised Working Together guidance introduces checks on local safeguarding boards

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

| CYP Now

An independent panel of experts will be created to vet the decisions of local safeguarding children board chairs under revised safeguarding guidance published today.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Half of England's local authorities have signed up for a new round of a government social worker training programme.

Majority of councils have a principal social worker in place

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

More than two thirds of local authority children's services have appointed a principal social worker as recommended in the Munro review two years ago.

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services have launched an inquiry into the purpose of the care system, as part of plans to radically improve provision for looked-after children across the country.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

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Children's social workers face knowledge test

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

Government unveils plans to outsource child protection

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Leadership instability linked to children's services failings

Fast-track social work programme to recruit top graduates

Care Inquiry calls for relationship-focused system

Revised Working Together guidance introduces checks on local safeguarding boards

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

Majority of councils have a principal social worker in place

ADCS launches inquiry into the care system

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

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