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Scotland raises leaving care age to 21

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people in Scotland who are in residential care, foster care, or kinship care will be able to remain in their placement up until the age of 21 as a result of landmark legislation.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

News

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 awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Daily roundup: Carers allowances, Daniel Pelka, and safeguarding

Other

Thursday, August 1, 2013

| CYP Now

An investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman has found 340 carers in Liverpool were underpaid by the council; the serious case review into the death of four year old Daniel Pelka will be published shortly; and the SNP wants to bring in state-appointed guardians for all children, in the news today.

Daily roundup: Playing fields, High Court ruling on social workers and Northamptonshire children in care

Other

Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

A government apology over inaccurate school playing fields figures, social workers breach mum and baby's rights, and children missing from care in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

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

How service targets the needs of birth parents

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Project supports parents whose children are being adopted and prevent repeat adoptions.

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

News

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.

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Other

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers want the College of Social Work to focus on looked-after children; ADHD drug prescribing rises 50 per cent in five years; and free food is offered to poor families in Birmingham, all in the news today.

£19m fund to help adopted children access therapy

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoptive parents will be able to access a fund worth £19.3m to get help such as therapy for children who may have been abused or neglected, the government has announced.

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Other

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

News

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

News

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.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

News

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".

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