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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's services to be allowed to seek ‘Ofsted exemption'
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- Monday, May 23, 2016 | CYP Now
Councils will be given the opportunity to have Ofsted inspections of their child protection provision suspended for up to six years as part of the government's social care reforms, it has emerged.
Social work accreditation reforms ‘risk destabilising workforce'
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- Thursday, May 12, 2016 | CYP Now
The new accreditation system for children's social workers being introduced by government risks "destabilising and demoralising" the workforce and could have "profound implications" for vulnerable children, service leaders have warned.
Social work accreditation failure ‘will not trigger de-registration'
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- Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | CYP Now
Social workers who fail new accreditation tests being introduced by government will not lose their registration, the chief social worker for children has said.
Council offers £15,000 mortgage deposit to attract children's social workers
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- Friday, April 29, 2016 | CYP Now
A council has unveiled plans to stump up money to help children's social workers to buy a home as part of efforts to boost recruitment.
DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch
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- Friday, April 29, 2016 | CYP Now
A council is set to launch a co-operative company to provide supported housing for care leavers as part of pioneering attempts to improve outcomes.
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 | CYP Now
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 | CYP Now
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.
NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services
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- Thursday, April 7, 2016 | CYP Now
A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.
DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'
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- Tuesday, April 5, 2016 | CYP Now
The government has appointed a commissioner to oversee children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted due to serious child protection failures.
National unit for secure children's home placements to be created
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- Monday, April 4, 2016 | CYP Now
A local authority is to be handed national responsibility for co-ordinating placements of children in secure homes, children's minister Edward Timpson has said.
Children in residential care 'excessively criminalised'
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- Wednesday, March 30, 2016 | CYP Now
Children in residential care are being criminalised at excessively high rates compared with other boys and girls, a campaign group has claimed.
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 | CYP Now
Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.
DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme
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- Thursday, March 17, 2016 | CYP Now
Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.
Children's home providers call for fee increases
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- Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | CYP Now
Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.
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.
DfE proposes new CSE definition to combat 'confusion'
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- Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | CYP Now
The Department for Education has announced plans to replace the definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) because the existing one is "confusing" for professionals.
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.
Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care
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- Thursday, February 11, 2016 | CYP Now
A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".
Government set to boost mental health services for children in care
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- Thursday, February 4, 2016 | CYP Now
Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.
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