Search

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Social Work England, the new regulator, is holding a consultation into draft professional standards, registration rules and fitness to practice rules that all social workers will be expected to meet.

Solving social care funding crisis: top 10 common-sense solutions

Analysis

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Audit Office report highlights the recent growth in demand and spending on children's services, and the lack of understanding on what is driving this. Andrew Rome says councils and providers can work together to solve it.

Visualising a child's care journey

Analysis

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Data visualisation tool could boost efficiency and stop vulnerable children from slipping through the net.

Duration of care proceedings off target

Analysis

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The time it takes care proceedings to be completed is rising and Cafcass chief Anthony Douglas says it is likely to continue.

Mythbuster guide: helpful advice or confusing and unnecessary?

Analysis

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Government document offers advice on working around statutory guidance that is a barrier to good practice. Some leaders say it helps identify unnecessary duties, while others warn it dilutes protections for vulnerable children.

Timpson is confident his 'unique experience' can help children

Analysis

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

In an interview with CYP Now, former children's minister Edward Timpson outlines his approach to new roles at Cafcass, the children's commissioner for England, school exclusions review and safeguarding practice panel.

DCS turnover: beneath the data

Analysis

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

High turnover in children's services directors in the past year masks signs of increased stability.

More support for young carers

Analysis

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Study highlights challenges faced by children with seriously ill parents and the extra support needed.

Birmingham enters trust era

Analysis

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Getting out of "inadequate" by end of the year is the first target for Birmingham's new children's trust.

How MST is helping children at risk

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Despite negative research, charity says therapy improves outcomes for vulnerable young people.

How Ofsted's SIF has changed the children's services landscape

Analysis

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Under Ofsted's single inspection framework, the number of children's services rated "inadequate" has doubled, prompting criticism it raised the bar too high. Leaders assess its legacy and what it will mean for the future.

Government outlines new plans for local safeguarding arrangements

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

A DfE consultation reveals local agencies will have 15 months to implement new safeguarding arrangements to replace local safeguarding children boards, but some areas are already forging ahead with preparations.

Understanding £2bn funding gap

Analysis

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Council leaders plan to analyse social care spending to show the funding shortfall in children's services

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

One of the first councils to undergo the new social care inspection framework shares its experience.

Goodwill unfazed by big brief

Analysis

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Children's minister offers councils more improvement support, but warns doing more with less will continue

Social workers as researchers: seven key principles to success

Analysis

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Kantar Public, a research and evaluation agency, explores the benefits, challenges and opportunities of using social workers as embedded research practitioners to help monitor and evaluate children's social care services

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Analysis

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The loss of its overall majority has been politically costly for the government, but it has also caused policy upheaval and ministerial changes affecting children's services. Sector leaders consider the implications.

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Analysis

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Following Prime Minister Theresa May's election call, children's leaders are drawing up key policies. They say issues like school funding, free childcare and recruiting health visitors must not be drowned out by Brexit.

Inquiry reveals social care system is failing to meet children's needs

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Review finds councils unable to keep up with rising demand, with resources focused on crisis interventions at the expense of early help. No Good Options calls for action to tackle postcode lottery of services and children's outcomes.

Social work employment trends

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

ADCS's Rachael Wardell responds to five key developments in the children's social work workforce.

Is child safeguarding compromised or boosted by freedoms from laws?

Analysis

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The struggles of two councils given freedoms from safeguarding duties has boosted opposition to the government's exemption clause plans. But social work leaders are split on whether freedoms increase safeguarding risks.

Birmingham's social care transfer

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

England's largest authority outlines plans to transfer children's social care services to an independent trust.

How child refugees from Calais received help to start a new life

Analysis

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

When the UK committed to home refugee children amid the closure of the Calais migrant camp, organisations like Catch22 were asked to help handle reception arrangements. Chris Wright explains the work it did in Devon.

Tackling plight of young carers

Analysis

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Children's Commissioner for England report finds councils are struggling to meet the needs of young carers.

Social worker accreditation plans spark two-tier workforce concerns

Analysis

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The government has set out its plans for how a proposed national assessment and accreditation system for children's social workers intended to boost the quality of practice in the profession will be implemented.

Search Results

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Solving social care funding crisis: top 10 common-sense solutions

Visualising a child's care journey

Duration of care proceedings off target

Mythbuster guide: helpful advice or confusing and unnecessary?

Timpson is confident his 'unique experience' can help children

DCS turnover: beneath the data

More support for young carers

Birmingham enters trust era

How MST is helping children at risk

How Ofsted's SIF has changed the children's services landscape

Government outlines new plans for local safeguarding arrangements

Understanding £2bn funding gap

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Goodwill unfazed by big brief

Social workers as researchers: seven key principles to success

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Inquiry reveals social care system is failing to meet children's needs

Social work employment trends

Is child safeguarding compromised or boosted by freedoms from laws?

Birmingham's social care transfer

How child refugees from Calais received help to start a new life

Tackling plight of young carers

Social worker accreditation plans spark two-tier workforce concerns

Current filters

Filter by

Article Types

Journals

Tags