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Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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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.

Social Workers on the witness stand

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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Giving evidence in court can be a daunting experience for social workers. Eileen Fursland looks at the challenges and sees first-hand the training on offer.

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

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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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.

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the scale of child neglect, its long-term effect on children's wellbeing and how interventions can prevent and repair the damage caused to children's ability to form strong attachments with parents and carers.

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Children to be removed from families as part of ‘randomised adoption trial'

Friday, April 1, 2016

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Scores of children will be removed from their birth parents under controversial government plans to prove the value of adoption, it has emerged.

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.

Frontline social work students ‘perform better', study finds

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Students taking part in the Frontline social work training programme display better practice skills than those from mainstream programmes, researchers have found.

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.

Making best use of guardianships

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Revised regulations on the use of special guardianship orders tighten criteria for assessing carers' suitability.

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.

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.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Thursday, October 8, 2015

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Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Thursday, October 1, 2015

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The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Thursday, August 20, 2015

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The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Monday, June 22, 2015

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The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Friday, May 29, 2015

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The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

Labour 'to boost kinship care support'

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Labour wants to see more children at risk of being taken into care instead be given the chance to live with extended family members.

Security concerns delay adoption video pilot

Monday, November 17, 2014

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A high-profile scheme intended to increase adoptions by allowing would-be adopters to search videos and photos of children has been delayed due to security issues, CYP Now has learned.

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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The government's push on adoptions is facing a setback after it was claimed rises in the number of children being adopted will stall due to courts granting fewer adoption orders.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Skills for the Job: Support children post-adoption

Monday, August 4, 2014

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Ensuring the needs of adopted children and young people are recognised and understood is important for all children's professionals.

Children's social workers face knowledge test

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Social workers are scaling back their use of residential parenting assessments due to Children and Families Act changes to the length of care proceedings, latest government research has found.

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