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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Social work accreditation failure ‘will not trigger de-registration'

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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Social workers who fail new accreditation tests being introduced by government will not lose their registration, the chief social worker for children has said.

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

Friday, April 15, 2016

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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

Thursday, April 7, 2016

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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.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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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

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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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

Thursday, March 17, 2016

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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.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Friday, February 19, 2016

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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

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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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

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

Monday, January 18, 2016

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A "fundamental cultural shift" featuring a greater degree of risk-taking is necessary in order to improve standards within children's social care, the Department for Education has said.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

Thursday, January 14, 2016

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A new social work organisation to drive up standards and put social workers on a par with high-status professions such as surgeons or lawyers will be established, government has announced.

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

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The Department for Education (DfE) has said there is no link between the amount of money spent on children's social care and the effectiveness of services.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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".

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Friday, November 27, 2015

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An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

Friday, November 27, 2015

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A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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