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Government treats troubleshooting DCSs 'like football managers'

Friday, August 2, 2013

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The government treats directors of children's services (DCS) it appoints to struggling local authorities like football managers, a children's services expert has suggested.

Doncaster takeover ‘could damage children's services'

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Monday, August 5, 2013

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The government's plans to take Doncaster's children's social care out of council control could harm service improvement, experts have suggested.

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Parents could be forced to pay as much as £900-a-month if their children are taken into care, under plans announced by Worcestershire County Council.

Language guide challenges care system jargon

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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"What are peers?", "What are neets?" and "Why do social workers call my home a placement?" are among the questions flagged by young people who helped produce a new publication that challenges jargon used in the care system.

Stoke-on-Trent rated 'inadequate' amid child protection concerns

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

| CYP Now

Stoke-on-Trent City Council's children's services department is failing to protect children and is blighted by "poor leadership", according to a damning Ofsted report.

Councils receive help to improve care leaver support

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Monday, September 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Innovative ways to support vulnerable young people leaving care are to be trialled as part of a government-funded project.

How Kent LSCB developed a national solution for recording child deaths

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Friday, April 5, 2019

| CYP Now

A locally-developed digital solution for recording child deaths has been adopted nationally, with hopes that it will help prevent deaths in the future.

Attainment gap widens for children in care

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Looked-after children's GCSE grades fell last year as the education gap with their secondary school peers worsened, according to government statistics.

Young people to develop youth charter with government

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

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A youth charter aiming to strengthen and co-ordinate national policy is to be developed with young people, the minister for civil society has announced.

Union warns of deepening social work crisis in Scotland

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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A social work crisis in Scotland could deepen further after it emerged that a child was left to sleep on a sofa for three months at a residential unit, the Scottish Association of Social Workers (SASW) has said.

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

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Monday, September 16, 2013

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Volunteers will visit every primary school in the UK at least once every two years under plans to prevent abuse by teaching children about the issue.

Social work leaders call for better use of SCRs as learning tools

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Reports into child deaths should be changed to allow all child protection professionals to learn lessons from tragedies like the Daniel Pelka case, it has been claimed.

Fall in DCS turnover and new appointments

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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Only 17 new director of children's services (DCS) appointments were made last year, the second lowest number recorded in the 12-year history of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS).

MPs urge £3bn council funding injection in Spending Review

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

| CYP Now

A funding boost of at least £3.1bn is needed to stem a children's services crisis in England, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.

Charity wants more specialist support for exploited children

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Monday, October 7, 2013

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Barnardo's is calling for more specialist support and care for sexually exploited children in care.

Number of children housed in B&Bs rises 18 per cent

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

| CYP Now

The number of households with children living in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation in England rose by 18 per cent in the last year, according to official statistics.

ADCS criticises Home Office plan to tackle serious violence

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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Home Office proposals for tackling serious violence offer "nothing significantly transformative" for young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services states in its written response to the government consultation.

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

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Friday, October 11, 2013

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Police, social workers and medical staff could have prevented the abuse of a toddler at the hands of his family in Haringey, a report has found.

London's first regional adoption agency launches as approvals fall by a quarter

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

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London's first regional adoption agency (RAA) launched this week, as the latest data shows a 27 per cent year-on-year drop in the number of approved adopters in the capital.

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Claims the government will miss its child poverty targets; Doncaster Council offers cash incentives to social workers; and the Sutton Trust calls for more apprenticeship places, all in the news today.

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Government treats troubleshooting DCSs 'like football managers'

Doncaster takeover ‘could damage children's services'

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

Language guide challenges care system jargon

Stoke-on-Trent rated 'inadequate' amid child protection concerns

Councils receive help to improve care leaver support

How Kent LSCB developed a national solution for recording child deaths

Attainment gap widens for children in care

Young people to develop youth charter with government

Union warns of deepening social work crisis in Scotland

All primary school pupils to be taught about abuse

Social work leaders call for better use of SCRs as learning tools

Fall in DCS turnover and new appointments

MPs urge £3bn council funding injection in Spending Review

Charity wants more specialist support for exploited children

Number of children housed in B&Bs rises 18 per cent

ADCS criticises Home Office plan to tackle serious violence

Haringey "missed opportunities" to prevent abuse of toddler

London's first regional adoption agency launches as approvals fall by a quarter

Daily roundup: child poverty, social work bonuses and apprenticeships

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