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

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.

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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Adoptive parents will be able to access a fund worth £19.3m to get help such as therapy for children who may have been abused or neglected, the government has announced.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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The government's push on adoptions is facing a setback after it was claimed rises in the number of children being adopted will stall due to courts granting fewer adoption orders.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

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Friday, May 29, 2015

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The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

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The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Ombudsman criticises council over mistreatment claim failures

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised for failing to act on allegations that two adopted children were mistreated by their former foster carer.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

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A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Half of England's local authorities have signed up for a new round of a government social worker training programme.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

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Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

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Friday, July 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Volunteers could be used to a greater degree by children's services to support the work of social workers, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has suggested.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

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The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Hillingdon has become the first council to be told that its child protection and care services must be improved under Ofsted's tougher new inspection framework.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

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Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

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Friday, September 15, 2017

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A council rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted is planning to invest an extra £12m in children's social care in a bid to reduce the number of children coming into care.

Coalition fails to improve care placements

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

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The coalition government has failed to make any progress in getting children into the right placement when they first enter care and ensuring it is close to their home, a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Friday, June 5, 2015

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Sandwell Council has said it is considering a formal challenge after Ofsted rated its children's services "inadequate" for the second time since 2013.

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

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Courts deliver blow to government adoption drive

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Ombudsman criticises council over mistreatment claim failures

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

Coalition fails to improve care placements

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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