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Resilient Care Home Team

Best Practice

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

West Mercia Police team reduces criminalisation and missing episodes among young people in Shropshire children's homes.

Residential Child Care: Policy context

Other

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The latest Ofsted data shows that around four out of five children's homes inspected in 2015/16 were rated "good" or better - a rise of nine percentage points on the 2014/15 performance, the biggest year-on-year rise ever and highest total since 2012.

Residential Staff Responses To Adolescent Self-Harm: The Helpful And Unhelpful

Research

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper explores the views of young people on staff responses following self-harm in residential and secure care in Scotland. The young people highlighted the importance of staff being supportive and non-judgmental after self-harm incidents.

Putting the child at the centre of inter-professional co-operation in out-of-home care

Research

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper explores theoretical understandings of child centeredness in inter-professional working.

Special Report: Residential Child Care

Features

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Lauded for the essential role it plays in the lives of vulnerable young people, the residential child care sector faces increasing financial challenges if it is to continue to deliver quality therapeutic provision.

Longing To Belong: Children In Residential Care And Their Experiences Of Peer Relationships At School And In The Children's Home

Research

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper explores the meaning and experience of peer relationships for one group of 16 children aged eight to 18 living in residential care in Ireland.

Government 'ignoring children's social care crisis'

News

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Council leaders and children's campaigners have criticised the government for failing to tackle the "children's social care crisis" as part of its legislative programme for the new parliament.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

News

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

News

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told their children's services departments are no longer "inadequate" following inspections by Ofsted.

G4S completes sale of children's homes for £11m

News

Monday, June 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Private security company G4S has sold its children's care home business for more than £11m.

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

News

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

A "root and branch" review that will look into legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the children's care system in Scotland has launched.

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.

DfE delays mental health check pilots for children entering care

News

Friday, April 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Planned trials to assess the mental health of children entering the care system have been delayed, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Children's home providers warn councils to expect price hikes

News

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The cost of children's home placements are set to rise due to providers experiencing growing pressures on their own budgets, children's services leaders have been warned.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Ofsted to cut visits to good and outstanding children's homes

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to press ahead with plans to cut the frequency of Ofsted inspections for good and outstanding children's homes, it has been announced.

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised a council's children's services for reducing social worker caseloads and focusing on placing children locally, handing services a "good" rating overall.

Children with complex disabilities 'lost' in fragmented care system

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Dame Christine Lenehan review of inpatient care for children and young adults with severe learning disabilities finds policies and services lack co-ordination and calls for health and social care to develop integrated provision.

Government unveils plans to reduce oversight of children's homes

News

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

| CYP Now

The frequency of Ofsted inspections for "good" and "outstanding" children's homes is to be cut as part of a raft of changes proposed for the oversight of residential care.

Children's residential care 'facing funding crisis'

News

Monday, December 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The residential children's home sector is facing a financial crisis as large as the problems affecting adult social care, providers are warning.

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Resilient Care Home Team

Residential Child Care: Policy context

Residential Staff Responses To Adolescent Self-Harm: The Helpful And Unhelpful

Putting the child at the centre of inter-professional co-operation in out-of-home care

Special Report: Residential Child Care

Longing To Belong: Children In Residential Care And Their Experiences Of Peer Relationships At School And In The Children's Home

Government 'ignoring children's social care crisis'

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

G4S completes sale of children's homes for £11m

Major review into children's care system in Scotland gets under way

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

DfE delays mental health check pilots for children entering care

Children's home providers warn councils to expect price hikes

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Ofsted to cut visits to good and outstanding children's homes

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

Children with complex disabilities 'lost' in fragmented care system

Government unveils plans to reduce oversight of children's homes

Children's residential care 'facing funding crisis'

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