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Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

Thursday, February 11, 2016

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

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

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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.

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Half of England's local authorities have signed up for a new round of a government social worker training programme.

Councils ordered to reduce adoption delays

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Friday, November 30, 2012

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Children's minister Edward Timpson has demanded councils improve their adoption processes after latest figures revealed one in four authorities is exceeding time limits.

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

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A "root and branch" review that will look into legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the children's care system in Scotland has launched.

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

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Children's services are to be delivered outside of council control in Slough as part of government efforts to improve performance.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

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Friday, July 11, 2014

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Volunteers could be used to a greater degree by children's services to support the work of social workers, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has suggested.

Care proceedings run 14 weeks beyond target

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Monday, December 9, 2013

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The average length of care proceedings is still 14 weeks over a new target due to be introduced in April, latest figures show.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

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The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

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The London Borough of Hillingdon has become the first council to be told that its child protection and care services must be improved under Ofsted's tougher new inspection framework.

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

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Monday, February 24, 2014

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Sheffield has been told to improve its children's services after an inspection highlighted weaknesses in performance on looked-after children and adoption.

Fears prospective adopters could quit over drop in placement orders

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Friday, November 14, 2014

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Local authorities and adoption agencies are facing a battle to prevent would-be adoptive parents leaving the process due to the steep drop in children being approved for adoption, experts in the sector have warned.

Coalition fails to improve care placements

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

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The coalition government has failed to make any progress in getting children into the right placement when they first enter care and ensuring it is close to their home, a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

Care applications hit seven-year high after CSE scandals

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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Recent child sexual exploitation (CSE) scandals have contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of care applications, say care experts.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has said it is considering a formal challenge after Ofsted rated its children's services "inadequate" for the second time since 2013.

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.

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.

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Monday, June 6, 2016

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Government has been called on to protect foster carers after it was claimed that they are too scared to blow the whistle on suspected cases of child abuse because they could be struck off.

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

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| CYP Now

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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Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

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

Social work training programme opens to new candidates

Councils ordered to reduce adoption delays

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

Timpson strips Slough of responsibility for children's services

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

Care proceedings run 14 weeks beyond target

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Tougher Ofsted inspection finds Hillingdon ‘requires improvement'

Sheffield children's services ‘requires improvement'

Fears prospective adopters could quit over drop in placement orders

Coalition fails to improve care placements

Care applications hit seven-year high after CSE scandals

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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

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

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