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One in five foster placements break down, council data shows

Monday, September 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of UK children in foster care have moved home two or more times a year, according to data obtained by Action for Children.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Charities push for Staying Put

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Better funding and tackling bureaucracy are needed to help more over-18s stay with their foster carer.

Clash over prioritising adoption

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Minister’s call for councils to prioritise adoption over other forms of care branded "perplexing" by experts.

Morgan criticised for foster care ‘slur'

News

Friday, January 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has been criticised for denigrating foster care with comments she made as the government launched a bid to reverse a sharp drop in adoptions.

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.

Fostering success in Staying Put

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Sufficient funding and good communication with foster carers are key to improving Staying Put take-up.

Parents on the Ball

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Programme revolving around local football clubs to boost parenting skills.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Fostering

Other

Thursday, September 1, 2022

| CYP Now

In 2021 69,807 children were living with around 55,510 foster families across the UK. The Fostering Network says 9,265 new foster families are needed. Record levels of enquiries were received between April 2020 and March 2021 with 160,635 expressions of interest in England. However, only six per cent went on to apply to foster. Some councils are offering welcome payments.

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Struggling council transforms how it commissions placements for children in care with the focus on reducing trauma and addressing complex needs.

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.

Foster carer charter launched to reduce care bureaucracy

News

Friday, March 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has produced a foster carers' charter in an attempt to reduce the everyday obstacles faced by both foster carers and children in care.

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

News

Monday, December 19, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has an "obsession" with adoption and is neglecting other forms of care, Labour's shadow children's minister Emma Lewell-Buck has said.

The Times starts adoption campaign

Other

Thursday, April 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The Times newspaper has launched a campaign to help double the number of families who adopt children.

Pilot scheme failed to stop young people leaving care before they were ready, research shows

News

Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

A third of looked-after young people felt they had no choice about when to leave their placement, despite being part of a government scheme to promote staying on in care, a research report has revealed.

Multi-Agency Panel: How to gain parental responsibility

Other

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Behind the Rating: Fostering service inspires carers

Other

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Bradford Council fostering service | Local authority fostering agency inspection | October 2011

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell - Changes to the law on looked-after children

Other

Monday, June 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 amended some of the provisions relating to looked-after children contained in the Children Act 1989.

Barnardo's challenges prejudice against gay parents

News

Monday, January 31, 2011

| CYP Now

More than one third of the general public think heterosexual couples make better adoptive parents than gay couples, a survey by Barnardo's has found.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Establishing a private fostering arrangement

Other

Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

How private foster arrangements are made, who is eligible, and the role local authorities play in ensuring the safety of a fostered child.

Adoption services face inspection reforms to increase children placed

News

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to reform the inspection of local authority adoption services in a bid to increase adoptions of children from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, older children and those with disabilities.

Project set to look at the bright side of care

News

Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's advocacy charity Voice and the University of Bristol have begun a study to identify the ingredients of a "good care journey" for children.

Daily roundup: Paris Brown, youth funding and child protection

Other

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Media pressure prompts youth PCC to quit, £10m boost for Northern Irish youth groups, and resignations at Sandwell after critical Ofsted, all in the news today.

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

Sector responds to report on government failings in children's social care

News

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

| CYP Now

The children's social care sector has welcomed the National Audit Office's (NAO) calls for government action to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.

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One in five foster placements break down, council data shows

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Charities push for Staying Put

Clash over prioritising adoption

Morgan criticised for foster care ‘slur'

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

Fostering success in Staying Put

Parents on the Ball

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Fostering

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

How artists help children to explore their life stories

Foster carer charter launched to reduce care bureaucracy

Labour criticises government 'obsession' with adoption

The Times starts adoption campaign

Pilot scheme failed to stop young people leaving care before they were ready, research shows

Multi-Agency Panel: How to gain parental responsibility

Behind the Rating: Fostering service inspires carers

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell - Changes to the law on looked-after children

Barnardo's challenges prejudice against gay parents

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Establishing a private fostering arrangement

Adoption services face inspection reforms to increase children placed

Project set to look at the bright side of care

Daily roundup: Paris Brown, youth funding and child protection

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

Sector responds to report on government failings in children's social care

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