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DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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The government has announced plans to change the law to pave the way for more children to be adopted as part of a wide-ranging four-year strategy.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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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.

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

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Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

DfE-funded care initiative to recruit 100,000 volunteers to expand nationwide

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded social care initiative that supports families in crisis has announced plans to recruit 100,000 volunteers as part of a major nationwide expansion.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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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.

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

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Local authorities are set to receive a total of £22.2m this year to cover the cost of allowing young people to remain in foster care placements until their 21st birthday, it has been announced.

Children's home providers call for fee increases

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

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Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Ofsted rates two children's homes ‘inadequate'

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Two children's homes have been judged to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme is massively oversubscribed, with more than 10 applicants battling it out for every place, it has emerged.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

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

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

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".

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

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Friday, February 19, 2016

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A council in London has announced plans to close four children's centres and cease employing youth workers as part of efforts to shave £24m from its children's services budget.

ADCS president announces retirement

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

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The current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has announced plans to retire.

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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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.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

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An inquiry into local authority children's social care and the impact of major spending cuts in recent years is to be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

There are at least five local authorities in England where no young people in foster care have remained in their placement past the age of 18 during the last year, children's minister Edward Timpson has revealed.

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DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

DfE-funded care initiative to recruit 100,000 volunteers to expand nationwide

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

DfE announces increased funding for Staying Put

Children's home providers call for fee increases

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Ofsted rates two children's homes ‘inadequate'

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

ADCS president announces retirement

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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