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Commissioning Children’s Social Care: Key policy developments

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Faced with a 25 per cent rise in children in care over the past decade and funding levels that have failed to keep pace with this demand, some local authorities have struggled to ensure there are enough placements in their local area to meet the number and needs of children.

Relentless increase in children's care applications set to continue

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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A record number of care applications were made in February, but experts differ over whether this is a sign of better child protection practice, the result of cuts to early help services or rising levels of poverty.

Social workers must give children some stability

Thursday, March 24, 2016

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Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Monday, September 28, 2015

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The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

Daily roundup: Charity chief, care system, and mosque vandalism

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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Andy Elvin appointed new chief executive of Tact; NSPCC study reveals cost of children returning home from care; and mosque vandalised in wake of child sexual exploitation scandal, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns

Monday, August 11, 2014

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Dramatic increase in the number of 10- to 14-year-olds receiving hospital treatment after self-harming; Statistics gathered by Labour Party show that 628 children's centres have closed since since April 2010; and police express concern at plan for new children's home in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, bedroom tax, and early education

Thursday, July 17, 2014

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Clegg admits some schools may struggle to meet free meals deadline; Labour set to call fresh vote on the bedroom tax; and think-tank wants better measure of how to narrow attainment gap, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Childcare training, education outcomes and Ofsted inspections

Monday, June 30, 2014

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Early years bursary scheme funds a handful of applicants; gifted poor children less likely than affluent peers to attend top universities; and Bournemouth children's services requires improvement says Ofsted, all in the news today.

The skills to foster

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

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Fostering requires dedication, resilience and compassion - qualities abundant in the children and young people's workforce. Charlotte Goddard examines what role the sector might play in the future of foster care.

Extended stay

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

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Councils have a legal duty to provide financial support for young people who want to stay put with their foster families until they are aged 21. Joe Lepper asks how it will work and whether it can be extended to young people in residential care.

Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play

Monday, June 9, 2014

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Nearly 20 babies reported missing from council care; research backs value of nurture groups; and £1.9m boost for play in Scotland, all in the news today.

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014

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Policy and practice: How to support looked-after children to lead healthy, fulfilling lives, and implement recent policy reforms.

Social reformer called into action

Monday, April 14, 2014

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Neil Puffett talks to Sir Tony Hawkhead, chief executive of Action for Children.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Thursday, February 13, 2014

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Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

The 2014 Report: Children in care

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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So much of the year ahead for looked-after children will be dictated by what the final version of the Children and Families Bill looks like.

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

Friday, December 13, 2013

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Fall in youth violence since riots; BAAF welcomes changes to proposed adoption powers; and planners hinder state boarding school bid, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, child abduction and Birmingham social work

Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Labour considers "big" childcare offer at next election; parental child abduction cases on the rise; and councillor hopeful for future of Birmingham social work services, all in the news today.

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