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London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Providing more money to councils will not help to reduce record numbers of children being taken into care, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" for children's services for the first time under Ofsted's new inspection framework, three months after a spot check on provision flagged up concerns about children being left at risk.

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's safety is being put at risk due to differing thresholds across England for intervening and offering support to families, a report by a group of MPs and peers has warned.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Government to allow cohabitees of serious offenders to work in nurseries

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

The government is to change regulations so that people who live with serious offenders can get a childcare job in nurseries and schools, amid concerns the current system is unfair.

Children fleeing domestic violence 'forced to sleep rough'

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Women and children fleeing domestic abuse are being forced to sleep rough or "sofa surf" due to a lack of support from councils, research has found.

Evidence and Impact: Preventing child neglect

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The latest in a series of articles about emerging safeguarding practice looks at how the NSPCC develops evidence-based approaches to design systems and services to provide early help to prevent child neglect.

Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised the role of leaders and the quality of support for vulnerable children, for improvements in the overall standard of children's services at a council.

BASW demands greater protection from violence for social workers

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and the Social Workers Union (SWU) have called for social workers to be given the same level of protection from violence as emergency services personnel.

Social Work England to have power to limit duties

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

| CYP Now

The new social work regulator will have the power to limit the types of work social workers can do and test them on their English skills, the government has confirmed.

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Health workers are reluctant to routinely ask young people who access their services if they have been affected by adverse childhood experiences such as abuse or exploitation, a pilot study has found.

Teenagers and single parents 'at highest risk of domestic abuse'

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Teenage girls and single parents with children are among the most likely victims of domestic abuse, official data has revealed.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Inspectors have commended the quality of leadership of children's services in Hillingdon as "outstanding", with standards given a "good" overall rating.

Children and Domestic Homicide

Research

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Researchers at the Connect Centre at the University of Central Lancashire decided to investigate children's involvement in domestic homicides.

Inspectors praise council for maintaining 'good' children's services

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by inspectors for averting a decline in the performance of its children's services due to rising demand and budget cuts.

Council weaknesses 'leave children at risk', warns Ofsted

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Friday, May 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Children are being left at risk of harm due to failures in the way a council is responding to protection concerns, Ofsted has found.

What Works Centre seeks 'pioneer councils' to develop social care best practice

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A government-backed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care has said it wants to team up with "pioneer councils" to test new approaches and help ensure evidence of good work is being shared across the sector.

Rich parents 'use status to disrupt child protection probes'

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

| CYP Now

Affluent parents suspected of child neglect are using their "status and privilege" to undermine investigations and the work of social workers, researchers have claimed.

Ofsted warns council over high child protection caseloads

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Monday, May 14, 2018

| CYP Now

High social worker caseloads are threatening to undermine efforts to support vulnerable teenagers in Stoke, according to Ofsted.

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London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases

Ofsted spot check prompts first 'inadequate' rating under new framework

Social care 'postcode lottery' puts vulnerable children at risk

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

Government to allow cohabitees of serious offenders to work in nurseries

Children fleeing domestic violence 'forced to sleep rough'

Evidence and Impact: Preventing child neglect

Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted

BASW demands greater protection from violence for social workers

Social Work England to have power to limit duties

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

Teenagers and single parents 'at highest risk of domestic abuse'

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

Children and Domestic Homicide

Inspectors praise council for maintaining 'good' children's services

Council weaknesses 'leave children at risk', warns Ofsted

What Works Centre seeks 'pioneer councils' to develop social care best practice

Rich parents 'use status to disrupt child protection probes'

Ofsted warns council over high child protection caseloads

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