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Social work accreditation failure ‘will not trigger de-registration'

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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Social workers who fail new accreditation tests being introduced by government will not lose their registration, the chief social worker for children has said.

Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

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Thousands of the most vulnerable children in the UK could be left facing homelessness and at risk of exploitation and abuse as a result of changes in the Immigration Bill, a charity has claimed.

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

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Friday, April 15, 2016

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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.

Families to benefit from £300m childcare boost

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Parents will be able to claim back more of their childcare costs when they move into work under the new Universal Credit benefits system, the government has said.

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

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A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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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.

Frontline social work students ‘perform better', study finds

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Students taking part in the Frontline social work training programme display better practice skills than those from mainstream programmes, researchers have found.

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

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

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Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

DfE-funded care initiative to recruit 100,000 volunteers to expand nationwide

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

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A government-funded social care initiative that supports families in crisis has announced plans to recruit 100,000 volunteers as part of a major nationwide expansion.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

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Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

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Friday, March 11, 2016

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A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

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

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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".