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Huge spike in number of children needing foster care during pandemic, Barnardo’s warns

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

A surge in demand for foster care places combined with a drop in potential carers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is creating a “state of emergency” in the care system, Barnardo’s has warned.

Court criticises council over 'brutal separation' of sisters in care

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A council has been criticised by a judge after two sisters in its care were “brutally separated” when an attempt to find an adopted home for them failed.

Fostering agency apologises over 'insulting' ad campaign that replaced child with mop

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Friday, January 10, 2020

An advertising campaign aimed at recruiting foster carers by encouraging people to "swap a mop" for a child in care has been taken down after sparking outrage online.

App to help children in care open up to social workers

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Up to 1,000 children in care will be communicating with their social workers through a tailored app by the end of the year, a charity has announced.

Adoption agency closes amid 'reforms disruption'

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Monday, April 8, 2019

A once "outstanding" adoption agency has closed - citing the government's adoption reform programme among reasons for its demise.

Language guide challenges care system jargon

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

"What are peers?", "What are neets?" and "Why do social workers call my home a placement?" are among the questions flagged by young people who helped produce a new publication that challenges jargon used in the care system.

Charity urges providers to commit to Foster Carers' Charter

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

A fostering charity is urging providers to sign up to a new charter to improve services for foster carers and the children and young people they care for.

Concerns raised over decrease in fostering places

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Monday, February 4, 2019

Charities have raised concerns over the fostering system in response to new Ofsted statistics, which suggest more needs to be done to recruit and retain foster carers.

Sector responds to report on government failings in children's social care

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The children's social care sector has welcomed the National Audit Office's (NAO) calls for government action to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.

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

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Monday, January 21, 2019

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.

DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

The Department for Education could face legal action for publishing guidance that might lead local authorities to break laws protecting vulnerable children, a charity has claimed.

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Children will start receiving mental health assessments when they enter the care system from June 2019 as part of a delayed pilot project, it has emerged.

DfE drops waiting time target for adoption support decisions

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Department for Education has dropped a target to review applications for support for adopted children within five days due to a high volume of applications.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

Benchmark all children's services to improve standards, report urges

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Data on all children's services provision currently on offer across England should be collected and made available to commissioners so they can make decisions based on what works best for vulnerable young people.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Major children's trust 'making progress', Ofsted finds

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Friday, June 8, 2018

The largest children's services trust to be established has made progress in improving support for care leavers, Ofsted has found.

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Delayed trials of mental health assessments for children entering the care system will launch later this year, the government has pledged.

Longfield calls on councils to improve stability for children in care

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Children in care are being moved around too much, with the proportion who have experienced a change in school, home or social worker within a year all rising, the children's commissioner for England has warned.

What Works Centre seeks 'pioneer councils' to develop social care best practice

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

A government-backed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care has said it wants to team up with "pioneer councils" to test new approaches and help ensure evidence of good work is being shared across the sector.

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Huge spike in number of children needing foster care during pandemic, Barnardo’s warns

Court criticises council over 'brutal separation' of sisters in care

Fostering agency apologises over 'insulting' ad campaign that replaced child with mop

App to help children in care open up to social workers

Adoption agency closes amid 'reforms disruption'

Language guide challenges care system jargon

Charity urges providers to commit to Foster Carers' Charter

Concerns raised over decrease in fostering places

Sector responds to report on government failings in children's social care

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

DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

DfE drops waiting time target for adoption support decisions

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

Benchmark all children's services to improve standards, report urges

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

Major children's trust 'making progress', Ofsted finds

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

Longfield calls on councils to improve stability for children in care

What Works Centre seeks 'pioneer councils' to develop social care best practice

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