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Adding Evidence to the Ethics Debate: Investigating Parents' Experiences of Their Participation in Research

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper explores the views of parents and carers involved in an English study into outcomes for children known to children's services.

Understanding impact of abuse and reviewing care placement options

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Review assesses the evidence on the impact of abuse on children and considers the merits of care placement options. The authors summarise the findings, while three organisations outline initiatives to improve decision making.

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Ofsted aims for more accurate measure of social care services

Features

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

The way local authority children's services are inspected is set to undergo major change from January 2018, with Ofsted planning to move to a more proportionate system that focuses on councils that are already struggling.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

As the number of children being placed for adoption continues to fall, the government's latest strategy emphasises the need for matches to be made without delay and stresses the importance of quality support.

Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Research

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Review discusses concerns and policy directions regarding permanency, policy shift towards adoption and how this is seen as the gold standard of permanency, despite warnings to avoid such a hierarchy.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Adoption services

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The standard of adoption services across local authorities and the voluntary sector has steadily improved in recent years, bucking the overall trend in Ofsted inspections, social care report shows.

Meet the matchmaker: a day with adoption social worker Hannah Barrs

Features

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Finding the right match for children who need a new permanent home is vital for their future wellbeing. Eileen Fursland spends the day with Derby adoption social worker Hannah Barrs.