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Sibling relationships in the care system

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s services and courts face serious challenges when making care plans or permanence orders for siblings, writes Dr John Simmonds, director of policy, research and development at CoramBAAF.

Therapeutic Care: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

With rises in children coming into care and reporting mental health problems, policymakers and service providers are developing therapeutic care and support across a range of settings to help young people.

Council's children's services to receive entire social care top-up

News

Monday, January 21, 2019

| CYP Now

A council is proposing to plough all of its social care windfall from government into children's services in a bid to stem rising numbers of children in care.

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

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| CYP Now

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.

DfE refuses to release controversial study on outsourcing children's services

News

Friday, April 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to release the findings of a controversial study examining how children's services can be delivered outside of local authority control following a five-month Freedom of Information (FOI) battle.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

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

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

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

News

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".

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

News

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that was found to have left vulnerable children at risk of harm has had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

News

Thursday, February 11, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

News

Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

News

Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work organisation to drive up standards and put social workers on a par with high-status professions such as surgeons or lawyers will be established, government has announced.