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Care Review does not go far enough to support care leavers, charity claims

Monday, June 20, 2022

The Care Review does not go far enough to support care leavers’ pathway into society or support their mental health, a charity has said.

Campaigners slam government refusal to publish safeguarding review

News

Monday, June 13, 2022

A report analysing 48 incidents of children in care who died or were seriously harmed will remain unpublished despite Freedom of Information requests and complaints from campaigners, the national statutory body for child safeguarding has said.

Praise for council’s ‘outstanding’ children’s services

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Inspectors have praised the London Borough of Redbridge for continued improvements to its services to protect children, especially those impacted by domestic violence.

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals increased by 1.7 per cent during 2021, government figures have revealed.

Care Review ‘fails to understand’ IRO role, critics claim

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Care Review has “failed to fully understand" the role of independent reviewing officers (IROs), critics opposed to its recommendation to scrap the position have said.

It’s time to repair the EHCP system for care-experienced children

Blogs

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Endless paperwork, depressingly long waiting times for appointments, the constant infuriation of having to “prove” your child’s difficulties.

Care Review chair calls for teachers to consider fostering pupils

News

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Care Review chair Josh MacAlister has set out an argument for one per cent of all teachers to foster a child at their school.

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

News

Monday, June 6, 2022

Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Employing care leavers

Features

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Care-experienced young people can find looking for a job more difficult than their peers, but there are a number of measures employers can put in place to support care leavers entering the world of work.

Safeguarding reforms must include funding

Opinion

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The safeguarding failings identified in the Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes panel review are sadly all too familiar.

Commissioning: Flexible placement practice

Features

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace, sets out why commissioners need a wider range of care placement options.

Review of children’s social care system prioritises family help

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Care Review’s final report includes ‘radical’ proposals to redefine family support, shift council early help services into local multi-disciplinary teams, and trial the delegation of responsibilities to community-based providers.

Care Review: key proposals for the children’s services workforce

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

A range of challenges including excess bureaucracy, ineffective technology and out-of-date legislation have resulted in a workforce crisis in many aspects of children’s social care, which requires a complete overhaul.

Care Review backs regional approach

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Regional care co-operatives can help councils ‘take back control’ of the care placement market, say experts.

Care-experienced young people need protection from cost of living crisis

Opinion

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

While financial pressure is being felt by more than two-thirds of the population, a considerable proportion of care experienced 18-25-year-olds are already finding basic necessities are out of reach.

Care Review: Josh MacAlister defends plans to scrap IROs

News

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Care Review chair Josh MacAlister has defended controversial plans to scrap the roles of independent reviewing officers (IROs) and regulation 44 visitors for children in residential care.

Young people from workless households more likely to be unemployed, ONS data shows

News

Monday, May 30, 2022

Young people from workless households are significantly more at risk of being out of education and employment themselves, latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.

Campaigners welcome decision to scrap citizenship fees for vulnerable children

News

Sunday, May 29, 2022

A children’s rights charity has welcomed news that the Home Office is to waive its child citizenship fee for families that cannot afford it and to offer an exemption for all children in care.

Charities call on chancellor to do more for struggling families

News

Friday, May 27, 2022

Children’s charities and health bodies have welcomed government measures to reduce the impact of the cost of living crisis but have said more support is needed to tackle rising child poverty levels.

Review recommends expert child protection units in wake of Star and Arthur deaths

News

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The development of an expert child protection unit in every local area has been recommended in response to the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson.

Warning over long-term impact of cost of living crisis on parents with under-fives

News

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The cost of living crisis is exacerbating pressures faced by parents with young children, researchers have warned.

Urgent action needed in Scotland to meet care review promises, watchdog warns

News

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The chair of Scotland's care review has called for "urgent action" from Holyrood to implement its pledge to improve support for children in care, two years on from the publication of her report.

Praise for children in care councils' impact during lockdowns

News

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Children in care councils (CiCC) play a vital role in supporting young people’s mental health and tackling isolation, evaluation of their impact during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has found.

DfE to probe children’s homes workforce after Care Review publication

News

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The Department for Education will carry out research into the children’s homes workforce following the publication of the Care Review, the children’s minister has announced.