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Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Why we changed careers to work with children

Features

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Many children’s and youth services are experiencing staffing shortages and need to recruit new blood. Tom de Castella explores why some people change career to work in the sector.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

News

Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work organisation to drive up standards and put social workers on a par with high-status professions such as surgeons or lawyers will be established, government has announced.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

News

Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

News

Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

Children to be removed from families as part of ‘randomised adoption trial'

Other

Friday, April 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Scores of children will be removed from their birth parents under controversial government plans to prove the value of adoption, it has emerged.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Other

Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Three out of four schools now judged as good or outstanding; former children's minister to step down as MP; and foster care myths exposed, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

Other

Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Teachers warn that pupils are suffering the impact of recession, pregnant women to be given the whooping cough jab, and an online campaign to find missing children, all in the news today.

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

News

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

News

Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

Parents on the Ball

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Programme revolving around local football clubs to boost parenting skills.

How artists help children to explore their life stories

Best Practice

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Creative Life Story Work sees care-experienced children work with artists to process their experiences in ways that improve their wellbeing and relationships.

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

The Social Care Academy

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Vacancy rates and staff turnover have plummeted in Essex since the opening of its children's social work training academy. Charlotte Goddard asks those behind the initiative how it has been achieved.

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

News

Friday, March 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has warned the government not to lose sight of strong partnerships and professional development in the early years and social care sectors ahead of its closure at the end of the month.

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Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Why we changed careers to work with children

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Children to be removed from families as part of ‘randomised adoption trial'

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

Daily roundup: Outstanding schools, Teather quits, and foster carers

Daily roundup: Pupils 'go hungry', whooping cough and missing children

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

Parents on the Ball

How artists help children to explore their life stories

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

The Social Care Academy

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

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