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Independent reviewing officers are not challenging enough, says Ofsted

Friday, June 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Officers employed by local authorities to review care plans are failing to make enough of a difference for looked-after children, a damning report has found.

Daily roundup: safeguarding procedures, child medicines, and children's happiness

Other

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Study highlights need for professionals to be able to spot signs of abuse; call to ban E numbers from children's medicines; and MP says society is too focused on making children happy, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Other

Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Asylum seekers, teaching workforce, and child exploitation

Other

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner reveals plight of unaccompanied asylum seekers; teacher numbers on the rise; and Barnardo's to raise awareness of child exploitation in the North East, all in the news today.

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

News

Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

A damning Ofsted inspection of Birmingham children's services has found the council closed hundreds of child protection cases without an assessment due to a "lack of social workers".

Daily roundup: Charity chief, care system, and mosque vandalism

Other

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Andy Elvin appointed new chief executive of Tact; NSPCC study reveals cost of children returning home from care; and mosque vandalised in wake of child sexual exploitation scandal, all in the news today.

NSPCC demands clearer rules to protect children who return home from care

News

Monday, April 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The NSPCC is calling on the government to publish guidance on returning children in care home, saying that currently hundreds of children are likely to experience further abuse and neglect.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

News

Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Shared Services: Special Report

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Care applications continue to soar

News

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.

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

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

News

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.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

News

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

News

Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Under closer inspection

Features

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's social care inspections are undergoing radical change, with more focus on direct observation of practice. Tristan Donovan examines whether they will result in improved outcomes for children

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A group of children's charities has called on government to make "fundamental" changes to the care system including new ways of measuring outcomes to ensure young people's lives are being improved.