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Children's services need clarity of accountability

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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The government's proposals to transfer responsibility for children's social services in Doncaster from the local council to an independent trust have come under attack from Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones in her detailed response to the plans.

Daily roundup: Drug treatment, Doncaster children's services, and foster care

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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Four-year-olds referred for drug and alcohol treatment; launch date for independent children's services trust in Doncaster delayed a month; and call for long-term foster care to be used more, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

Friday, May 16, 2014

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Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Friday, September 19, 2014

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Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Monday, October 20, 2014

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Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Friday, March 28, 2014

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Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Thursday, February 26, 2015

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The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Sexual abuse focus can solve the criminal responsibility conundrum

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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Kathy Evans explains why the age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children.

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.

Kent in talks to outsource children's social care

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

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Kent County Council is holding discussions about the possibility of outsourcing elements of its children's social care work in order to help deal with an influx of asylum-seeking children, it has emerged.

DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

Monday, December 21, 2015

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Ofsted will have to cut its budget by a quarter over the next four years as a result of the government Spending Review, it has emerged.

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.

UK must commit to a ban on physical punishment

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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It comes as no surprise to learn that study after study into physical punishment of children concludes that it does more harm than good.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

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.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Leadership: Working with elected members

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Practitioners must be bolder in acting on concerns, says sector

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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Professional bodies and child protection campaigners have said all practitioners working with children must be more prepared to intervene if they are concerned that a child is being abused or neglected.

Daily roundup: Child protection warning, university attendance, and youth service cuts

Thursday, October 24, 2013

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National Crime Agency urges more action on child abuse, regional disparities in university attendance and West Sussex youth cuts to be debated, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Social action, sexting, and council cuts

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

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Postcode lottery for volunteering opportunities; prevalence of sexting highlighted; and Nottinghamshire Council outlines plans to cut children's services, all in the news today.

U-turn over approval process for long-distance care placements

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Directors of children's services (DCSs) will not have to personally approve care placements outside of their authority or region after initial plans to do so were watered down.

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

Monday, January 13, 2014

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Families planning to cut down on food to cover heating costs; 20 per cent rise in sexual offences against children; and 33,000 now affected by government benefit cap, all in the news today.

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