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Using therapeutic play to help children express feelings

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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A therapeutic home as a place of dwelling – of “thinking and being with” – has qualities that reflect some of the dyadic therapeutic work of helping professions.

Commissioning Care – Research evidence: Sufficiency report

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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This report provides analysis of all up-to-date local authority sufficiency strategies with a focus on identifying the main perceived challenges for councils to meet their sufficiency duty, what actions are being undertaken or planned to improve commissioning outcomes, and perceived negative consequences associated with using certain commissioning or market shaping approaches.

Children’s homes facing 'horrific' recruitment and retention problems

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Residential children’s care providers are warning of a staffing crisis, amid burnout fears and a salary war breaking out among homes.

CMA report on children’s social care market reveals ‘failing system’

Friday, October 22, 2021

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An interim report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the children’s social care market reveals a “failing system” which sees children “not placed in the right homes while providers make big profits”.

Morgan unveils plans for new social work body

Thursday, January 14, 2016

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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

Thursday, January 21, 2016

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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).

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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The government has appointed a commissioner to oversee children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted due to serious child protection failures.

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

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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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.

Senior managers credited with drop in London care numbers

Monday, June 6, 2016

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The number of looked-after children in London is falling because senior social work managers in the capital are actively pursuing other options such as kinship care, a report has found.

Pathways children's home

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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Pathways is a nine-place children's home in Cornwall that cares for young people aged five to 18 with emotional, behavioural or learning difficulties

Ofsted rates council-run children's home ‘inadequate'

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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A local-authority run children's home has been criticised by Ofsted for "serious and widespread failures".

Government to trial 'Staying Close' scheme for children leaving residential care

Monday, July 4, 2016

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The government is to pilot a scheme to enable young people leaving residential care to live near to, and retain links with, their children's homes.

Inspections Clinic: Unregulated vs unregistered care

Monday, August 26, 2019

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There is much confusion about what constitutes unregistered and unregistered care, the difference between such provision and if and in what circumstances it can be used, explains Jo Stephenson.

Social finance trial council ponders bank loan to cut care numbers

Monday, October 31, 2011

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One of England's largest local authorities is planning to borrow millions of pounds instead of courting money from private investors to fund a major project to keep children out of care, CYP Now has learned.

Care league tables get mixed reaction

Monday, November 14, 2011

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Stark variations in care services look set to increase despite the desire to raise standards by publishing new league tables ranking local performance, the government is being warned.

Daily roundup: Care applications data, sex offenders' register and age of consent

Thursday, May 9, 2013

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Care applications up 70 per cent; changes to sex offenders' register rules condemned, and barrister's age of consent comments dismissed as "outdated", all in the news today.

Councils give backing to care leavers' charter

Thursday, July 11, 2013

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More than two-thirds of councils have signed up to the government's care leavers' charter, care minister Edward Timpson has said.

Centre helps traumatised children engage with learning

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Home provides specialist support for severely neglected and traumatised children aged six to 12.

Reforms will not prevent use of children's homes as 'last resort', say providers

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

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Children's care providers are set to tell the government its proposed overhaul of residential care will do nothing to prevent children's homes being used as a last resort.

Daily roundup: Tax breaks, armed forces, and hospital care

Monday, September 16, 2013

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Lib Dems to push for income tax exemption for low paid; a career in the army is less appealing to young people than previously; and child death rates in intensive care drop to all-time low, all in the news today.

Ask the Expert: Involving children in care

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Councils face £25,000 per child shortfall under refugee scheme

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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Councils involved in a Home Office scheme to take in unaccompanied asylum seeking children from other areas are facing an average £25,000 shortfall in funding for every child they support, research suggests.

Birmingham children's home closure proposals 'will save £3m'

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Birmingham Council is planning to close five of its 17 children's homes with a view to saving £3m by increasing the use of foster care and adoption.

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

Thursday, September 28, 2017

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A council rated as 'inadequate' by Ofsted and subsequently criticised for its slow pace of progress is beginning to show signs of improvement, inspectors have said.

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

Monday, November 6, 2017

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All carers and professionals who work directly with looked-after children should receive mental health training as part of a range of efforts to boost support for them, a government-appointed group of experts has recommended.

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