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Social Care News

Glebe House hopes to reopen in April 2024

News Today

Glebe House care home closes permanently following safeguarding concerns

Rules come into force at the end of October to curb the use of agency social workers

News Today

DfE offers councils £1,125 to comply with agency social worker data rules

News 1 day ago

Councils failing to help half of disabled care-experienced young people, report suggests

News 27 September

Quarter of child deprivation of liberty orders last more than a year

Keir Starmer has announced greater support for care leavers in accessing social housing

News 25 September

Prime Minister pledges better access to social housing for care leavers

Kinship care features in manifestos from all three main parties. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

News 25 September

Unequal financial support blighting kinship care system, report finds

Foster carers have offered advice to those considering the role. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 September

Investigation reveals stark regional differences in foster carer payments

News 19 September

Commissioner rejects ‘costly and time consuming’ trust model for Tameside’s children’s services

News 16 September

Further cuts to council funding would be ‘disastrous’ for struggling children's services, leaders warn government

Yvette Stanley: This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance. Picture: Ofsted

News 12 September

Ofsted names social care and early years leaders to advise on inspection reform

Social workers in schools do not reduce children's need for care, new research shows. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

News 12 September

DfE publishes statutory guidance on agency social worker use

Social Care Opinion

John Pearce is director of children’s services at Durham County Council

Stable Homes, Built on Love?

John Pearce

Elvin: 'We need a service structure that is dedicated to children in all types of care'

A national care service delivered locally

Andy Elvin

Derren Hayes: 'Moving to a ‘report card’ system should remove the stigma that came with being branded inadequate'

We need to rethink how we measure inspection success

Derren Hayes

Alison O’Sullivan is chair of NCB and former ADCS president

Debate over care having protected status

Alison O’Sullivan

Social Care Best Practice

Case study: Coaching sees staff reconnect to social work

The Cedars teaches young people life skills such as cooking, cleaning and shopping

Relationships key to healthy growth

International Focus: Care-experience fellowship

More Best Practice

Social Care Features

Legal Update: Labour’s care policy priorities

Ofsted said ‘innovative social work practice’ contributed to Telford and Wrekin’s second consecutive ‘outstanding’ rating

Local Spotlight: Telford and Wrekin Council

Adopteens gives young adoptees new opportunities and the confi dence to talk on subjects important to them

Adopted teens collaborate to have their voices reshape the social care system

Social Care Research

Parental Risk Factors and Children Entering Care: Risk and Parent’s Sex

Virtual schools are local authority teams that support the learning of children in care. Picture: Highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Improving the Effectiveness of Virtual Schools

The findings suggest sending looked-after and vulnerable children to boarding school improves educational attainment. Illustration: Sensvector/Adobe Stock

Outcomes for Looked-after Children Attending Boarding Schools

Applications made by local authorities were much more likely to be successful than those made by parents. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

The Discharge of Care Orders: A Study of England and Wales