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Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Friday, November 27, 2015

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An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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.

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

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

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.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| CYP Now

The latest issue of CYP Now magazine takes an in-depth look at the government's controversial plans to turn all schools into academies.

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

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Tri-borough appoints new head of children's services

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Monday, May 9, 2016

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The tri-borough arrangement of children's services covering Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster, has appointed a new head of children's services.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Entries for the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards have been whittled down to create a shortlist in each of the 20 categories.

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Wokingham Borough Council has been forced to backtrack on a senior management overhaul that saw its director of children's services also serve as interim chief executive.

'Terrifying' welfare reforms will drive up care referrals, warns Munro

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The architect of the government's child protection reforms has warned that changes to welfare policy could inadvertently increase the number of children being referred to social care services.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Former National Children's Bureau chief executive Sir Paul Ennals has been appointed as chair of Haringey's Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB).

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Former Ofsted social care chief appointed DCS at Tower Hamlets

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's former national director for social care Debbie Jones has been appointed as interim director of children's services (DCS) at Tower Hamlets Council.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for second time in five years

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services have been judged "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors criticised weaknesses in social work practice.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

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.

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Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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

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

In the new edition of CYP Now: Academies everywhere

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

Tri-borough appoints new head of children's services

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

Wokingham reinstates dedicated DCS post

'Terrifying' welfare reforms will drive up care referrals, warns Munro

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Former Ofsted social care chief appointed DCS at Tower Hamlets

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for second time in five years

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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