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

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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A range of challenges including excess bureaucracy, ineffective technology and out-of-date legislation have resulted in a workforce crisis in many aspects of children’s social care, which requires a complete overhaul.

Preliminary Evaluation of the Virtual Reality Pilot Programme: The Cornerstone Partnership

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This study provides summary findings from a preliminary evaluation of the Cornerstone Partnership’s Virtual Reality Programme (CVR), which aimed to improve outcomes for children in care and children who have experienced attachment-related trauma.

Prospective adopters use technology to see the reality of childhood trauma

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Virtual reality technology used to improve understanding of child trauma.

England eyes Scotland review for lessons on care system overhaul

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Taking three years, Scotland’s care review sets out detailed proposals for changing the “broken” care system. With the UK government pledging its own care review, sector experts identify what England can learn.

Shared Services: Special Report

Thursday, January 2, 2020

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Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

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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.

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

Friday, July 27, 2018

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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.

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

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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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".

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

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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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.

London council moves out of 'inadequate'

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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Children's services at a London council are no longer judged to be "inadequate" following a fresh inspection of provision by Ofsted.

Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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The future of a delayed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care is in doubt, as there is no guarantee of ongoing government funding, documents reveal.

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

Friday, April 6, 2018

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Children in care are receiving less support and do not feel as safe as in previous years, a study by Ofsted has found.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

Friday, January 19, 2018

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Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

Ofsted closes scheme to recruit inspectors from local authorities

Friday, January 5, 2018

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Ofsted has shelved a scheme to recruit existing frontline social workers as inspectors, it has emerged.

Council to invest £1m in children's social work recruitment drive

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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A council is to launch a £1m children's social work recruitment drive in a bid to reduce its children in care population.

Council spending rises on children in need of help

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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Councils are spending 10 per cent more per head on children in need of support than they did in 2010, a government report has found.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

Friday, November 24, 2017

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Ofsted has praised the leadership of a council's children's services department saying managers think "deeply and creatively" about improving the lives of vulnerable young people.

Asylum-seeking children funding rates set for review

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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The amount of money councils receive from central government to cover the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be reviewed, it has been announced.

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Three London councils will continue to operate a shared service for adoption and fostering once partnership arrangements for children's services come to an end in six months' time, it has emerged.

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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Children's charity Barnardo's is keen to form children's services partnerships with councils across the country and is in "deep discussions" with a number of local authorities, its chief executive has said.

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