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Experts warn of 'lack of learning' from social care innovation failures

Friday, October 6, 2017

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The children's social care system tends to "bury failure" rather than learning valuable lessons and sharing the findings, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (Scie) has said.

Wellbeing at home

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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With two thirds of young people in residential care experiencing significant mental health difficulties, Emily Rogers looks at how homes are providing specialist support for children with complex needs.

Former ADCS president takes charge of residential care reforms

Monday, November 13, 2017

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Former Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alan Wood is to chair the new Residential Care Leadership Board, the Department for Education has announced.

Government 'ignoring children's social care crisis'

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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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.

Attainment gap for looked-after children in Scotland is ‘unacceptable'

Thursday, May 31, 2012

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The attainment gap between looked-after children and their peers in Scotland, remains "unacceptably wide" despite efforts to tackle the problem over the past decade, according to a report by the Scottish parliament's education and culture committee.

No Wrong Door

Thursday, June 29, 2017

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North Yorkshire Council creates children's home "hubs", offering specialist professionals, outreach work, foster care and supported accommodation.

Risk, Resilience and Identity Construction in the Life Narratives of Young People Leaving Residential Care

Thursday, June 29, 2017

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This paper explores the experiences of transition to adulthood of 20 young people leaving residential care.

Kent urges all councils to place looked-after children closer to home

Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Kent County Council has made a plea to all local authorities to place children in care closer to home, after revealing that 1,267 children are placed in Kent from other parts of the country.

Good Idea: Web communication gives young people a voice on care

Monday, June 9, 2014

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A university-based charitable organisation has helped young people with special educational needs to develop websites holding information about their care and support needs that can be shared.

'I'm an emotional guy', says ADCS president after social worker slur

Friday, July 11, 2014

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Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alan Wood has said he did not intend to cause offence when he referred to some social workers as "crap".

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

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The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Friday, September 19, 2014

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Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Monday, October 20, 2014

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Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Government reveals more than 50,000 children's home 'missing incidents'

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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Young people living in children's homes in England have been reported missing more than 50,000 times in the last three years - with the missing rate for individual children currently averaging nearly five times a year, it has emerged.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

Care improves life for two thirds of children, study finds

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Being taken into care improves the life chances of more than two thirds of children, a study has found.

Birmingham unveils strategy to tackle children's services failings

Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Birmingham Council has announced plans to work more closely with other agencies responsible for safeguarding children in a bid to improve services.

Court ruling leaves councils open to foster care negligence claims

Thursday, January 16, 2014

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A Supreme Court ruling could leave councils liable for the neglect or abuse of children or young people living in foster care and independently owned care homes, an expert in negligence law has warned.

Minister sets bar for extending support to children in care homes

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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A grassroots movement may have succeeded in getting the government to look again at supporting children in residential care until they are 21, but many hurdles need to be overcome before it will get ministerial backing.

Daily roundup: Mental health, youth unemployment, and deaf education

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

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Health select committee to investigate child mental health services, latest youth unemployment figures published, and study finds education system failing deaf children, all in the news today.

One in seven children's social worker posts unfilled

Friday, March 7, 2014

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More than 3,800 children's social workers are needed to fill vacancies across local authorities in England, figures published by the government have shown.

Siblings-in-care charity struggles to find council support

Thursday, September 22, 2011

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A charity running a free service giving brothers and sisters living apart in care the opportunity to stay in touch is struggling to find local authorities willing to refer children to the scheme.

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

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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.

Charity makes official complaint against damning CQC inspection

Friday, March 23, 2012

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Scope has complained to the Care Quality Commission after their inspectors delivered a damning report into standards at one of the charity's care homes for young disabled people.

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