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Nicky Morgan: BAAF collapse has 'no long-term implications'

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The collapse of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) will have no long-term implications for the sector, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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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.

Only a quarter of young people in foster care ‘stay put' past 18

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The vast majority of looked-after children in foster care are not remaining in their placement past their 18th birthday despite the introduction of government legislation enabling them to stay.

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Only a quarter of councils rated 'good' in Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Three-quarters of English children's services departments assessed under Ofsted's single inspection framework (SIF) have been given the two lowest ratings, latest data reveals.

Care applications continue to soar

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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.

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

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Friday, July 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Kent County Council is in talks with the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) about finding foster places for asylum-seeking children after numbers arriving in Dover doubled in the space of three months.

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) will close by the end of September, it has been announced.

Ofsted rules out social care inspector purge

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has ruled out the mass departure of social care inspectors, days after ditching 1,200 education inspectors for not being good enough.

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

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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.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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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.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has said it is considering a formal challenge after Ofsted rated its children's services "inadequate" for the second time since 2013.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

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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.

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will be forced to merge or outsource their adoption services into regional agencies unless they do it under their own steam within the next two years, the government has announced.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

Doncaster sees surge in adoptions

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The adoption rate in Doncaster has increased by around a third in a single year, according to latest figures from the independent trust appointed to run children's services in the town.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

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Nicky Morgan: BAAF collapse has 'no long-term implications'

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Only a quarter of young people in foster care ‘stay put' past 18

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Only a quarter of councils rated 'good' in Ofsted inspections

Care applications continue to soar

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

Kent appeals for help to deal with surge in asylum-seeking children

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

Ofsted rules out social care inspector purge

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Charities unite to call for care system to ensure better outcomes

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Doncaster sees surge in adoptions

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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