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Local authority parenting scheme pilot launches

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Four councils are taking part in a scheme aimed at ensuring parenting programmes can offer effective support to families.

DCS turnover 'at highest level for six years'

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

During the last year there have been 62 changes in directors of children services (DCS), the highest level for six years, latest data from the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) finds.

Leaked DfE document reveals scope of new advisory group on children’s social care profiteering

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| CYP Now

The government’s new advisory group on the children’s social care market aims to “substantially bring down the cost of placements” and “tackle profiteering by providers”, documents leaked to CYP Now reveal.

Pathways funding axe: What next for children's services leadership training?

Analysis

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Frontline chief warns DfE decision to end support for leadership training scheme will harm workforce.

Local Spotlight: Lewisham Council

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Inner London borough develops targeted early help offer to reduce demand in children’s social care and improve services.

Key children’s services challenges to shape next ADCS presidency

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services Andy Smith identifies tackling social care reforms, workforce pressures and demand for SEND support as priorities for his year in office.

Kinship foster care ‘not explored as an option’ for most children, research warns

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Kinship foster care – where a child is fostered by a family friend or relative – is “too infrequently explored” across England and Wales as an option for children in care, new government data suggests.

DfE launches new advisory group on children’s social care ‘profiteering’

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The former director of children’s services for Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils will lead a Department for Education advisory group on the profiteering of private companies from children’s social care.

Frank Field: Children’s campaigners pay tribute to 'inspirational' peer

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Tributes have been paid by children’s campaigners to former Labour Party minister Frank Field after his death aged 81.

Adoption England pledges to boost diversity among adopters

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

| CYP Now

Adoption England has launched its three-year strategy to "modernise adoption services" in England, setting a goal to recruit adopters from diverse communities to support more children’s needs.

Programme launches to distribute £3.6mn to support care leavers

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

| CYP Now

A programme that will see £3.6 million handed to care leavers initiatives across England has been launched.

Free Loaves on Fridays: Anthology of 100 care experienced voices published

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

| CYP Now

A new anthology containing the voices of 100 children and adults about their experience in care is now available in bookshops.

North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Councils in the North of England are paying an extra £25bn to place children in care compared with local authorities in the South, a report is claiming.

DfE scraps social work leadership training scheme

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

| CYP Now

A flagship leadership development programme for children’s social workers has been scrapped by the Department for Education because of budget cuts.

ADCS president pledges focus on improving diversity in children’s services

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has committed to “improving diversity across local authority children’s services” over the coming year.

MPs launch call for care leavers to share experience of services

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Cross-party MPs are encouraging people to share their experiences of children’s social care as part of their investigation into how the government could improve services.

Council blocks plans for new children’s home

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Huntingdonshire District Council has blocked plans for a new children's home in the village of Old Weston, citing “a lack of infrastructure" and "safeguarding issues for residents” as key reasons behind its decision.

Ofsted: Latest children’s services focused visits

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted has published the outcomes of a series of focused visits to local authority children’s services.

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

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Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.