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Children in care rise continues, latest data suggests

Friday, December 4, 2020

The rise in the number of children in local authority care has continued over the past year, latest analysis from the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) suggests.

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Inspections are to resume across children’s services, schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and early years settings in 2021 after visits were suspended due to Covid-19.

'Serious shortage' of secure children’s home places concerns Ofsted

News

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Ofsted has raised concerns over a “serious shortage” of placements in secure children’s homes.

Support children and young people throughout care journey, academics urge

News

Thursday, December 3, 2020

More than two thirds of care leavers suffered mental health issues while at university, a new report finds, as researchers call for accelerated support during all stages of care.

Free school meals scheme prompted thousands of helpline calls in first weeks, investigation finds

News

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Schools and disadvantaged families faced “difficulties and delays” accessing free school meals during the first few weeks of the initial Covid-19 lockdown, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.

Three quarters of foster carers leave placements after turning 18, new research shows

News

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Just a quarter of care leavers remain with their foster carers after turning 18, new research by the Fostering Network shows.

Children can meet potential kinship carers amid new Covid-19 restrictions

News

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Children’s rights activists have welcomed a government decision to allow looked-after children to meet potential kinship carers, including grandparents, amid new Covid-19 restrictions that come into force today (December 2).

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Early years leader lauds rise in standards of childcare providers despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pandemic a ‘pressure cooker’ for issues facing vulnerable children, Ofsted chief warns

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a “pressure cooker”, exacerbating concerns already surrounding vulnerable children in England, Ofsted’s national director of regulation and social care has warned.

Prospect of Covid Christmas heightening anxiety for children, study finds

News

Monday, November 30, 2020

More than half of children fear a difficult family Christmas, saying their parents will be worried about making it a happy time, a study has found.

Councils report influx of referrals to children’s services

News

Friday, November 27, 2020

More than 600 young people a day were referred to local authority children’s services in the months following the first national lockdown, research from the County Council’s Network shows.

Little evidence to support focus on ‘toxic trio’, National Children's Bureau suggests

News

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Academics have found a lack of evidence to support the children’s social care sector’s focus on the combined impact of parental mental illness, drug or alcohol abuse and domestic violence.

Care leavers experience more lonlieness and anxiety, report warns

News

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Care leavers suffer from significantly higher levels of loneliness, financial problems and anxiety than those without experience of care, a charity has warned.

Croydon Council plans to cut support for children to tackle £66m funding shortfall

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Cash-strapped Croydon Council has announced plans for major cuts to its support for families and disadvantaged young people.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Sector leaders have expressed “disappointment” over a lack of investment to support the most vulnerable children and young people following the announcement of Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review.

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Education and social care unions have criticised the government’s decision to freeze pay for public sector workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today set to announce a one-year spending review focussed solely on helping the UK to recover from Covid-19.

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Derren Hayes speaks to Centrepoint’s chief executive about youth homelessness.

Gavin Williamson acted unlawfully over children’s social care exemptions, Court of Appeal rules

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Education Secretary Gavin Wiliamson acted unlawfully in not consulting the children’s commissioner for England before making a raft of changes to children’s social care legislation during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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