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Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

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Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

BASW labels residential care review 'a cover for privatisation'

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has criticised the government's decision to stage a major review of children's residential care, claiming that it is a veiled attempt to "extend the government's privatisation agenda".

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.

Police chief urges leniency around children's home incidents

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces should only attend children's homes to tackle extreme incidents of young people's behaviour, the country's top police officer for children's issues has said.

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

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

Ofsted tells two children's services departments to improve

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's services departments have been told to improve their work following inspections by Ofsted.

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's homes, including one where a young person displaying sexually harmful behaviour was found to have had access to pornography, have been judged "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Ofsted slams residential home for locking up children

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A residential care home where children were locked in their rooms and staff shouted at each other has been judged "inadequate" by Ofsted.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Only a quarter of councils rated 'good' in Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Three-quarters of English children's services departments assessed under Ofsted's single inspection framework (SIF) have been given the two lowest ratings, latest data reveals.

Care applications continue to soar

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of court applications being made for children to be taken into care are continuing to soar, with latest figures showing a 14 per cent increase compared with last year.

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has hit out at civil servants and sections of the media after confirming that the charity is to close with immediate effect due to insolvency.

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

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Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is in talks with the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) about finding foster places for asylum-seeking children after numbers arriving in Dover doubled in the space of three months.

Children's home providers express fears for the future

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Two thirds of children's homes providers are worried for their future despite a rise in referrals, it has been claimed.

DfE urged to publish full figures for failed returns from care

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| CYP Now

The NSPCC is calling for the government to publish detailed data revealing how many children in each English local authority area re-enter care after a return home fails.

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Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

BASW labels residential care review 'a cover for privatisation'

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

Police chief urges leniency around children's home incidents

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

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

Ofsted tells two children's services departments to improve

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Ofsted slams residential home for locking up children

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Only a quarter of councils rated 'good' in Ofsted inspections

Care applications continue to soar

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

Children's home providers express fears for the future

DfE urged to publish full figures for failed returns from care

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