A charity has threatened the Department for Education with legal action if it does not withdraw a āmisleadingā document about how local authority duties towards vulnerable children can accommodate new working practices. Article 39, which was among the signatories of an open letter last September challenging the āmyth-bustingā guide, wrote to the secretary of state … Continue reading DfE threatened with judicial review over childrenās social care āmyth-bustingā document
Martin Gray, Chair of the ADCS North East region, writes about celebrating the many achievements of staff in children's services. As we embark on what will undoubtedly be another extremely challenging year, it is more important than ever that we continue to recognise our role in using the power of reflection, recognition and reward as … Continue reading Reflection, recognition and reward | Martin Gray | ADCS
At Derby City Council we are testing a new innovative way of working with young people 16+ to support them improve their life pathway ā āto get a life not a serviceā. Ā This involves testing an already established and successful approach within our adult social care system locally, to understand its transferability across the rest … Continue reading Derby City Council: working with young people to support them āto get a life not a serviceā | DfE
A new briefing note produced by theĀ Contextual Safeguarding NetworkĀ at theĀ University of Bedfordshire, with Research in Practice andĀ Rochdale Borough Council, outlines what is meant by the terms ācomplex safeguardingā, ācontextual safeguardingā and ātransitional safeguardingā and how these approaches overlap and complement each other. Read full piece at source: Research in Practice | New open access briefing … Continue reading Research in Practice | New open access briefing on the relationship between contextual, complex and transitional safeguarding
Do care leavers enter higher education with the same propensity as other young people? Neil Harrison explains why the data we currently use to answer this question are flawed, and how they can skew policymaking in this area. Read full piece at source:Ā Care leavers in higher education: how many are there and why does it … Continue reading Care leavers in higher education: how many are there and why does it matter?
Ray Jones, social work academic and former director of social services in Wiltshire, has been nothing short of vocal about his concerns surrounding the increasing involvement of private companies in the delivery of social work and social care. Many share his view ā almost 72,000 people signed three petitions in 2014 opposing government proposals to … Continue reading Ray Jones: āIf councils lose accountability for childrenās services then families will lose the help they needā
German parents whose four children were taken into care because they refused to send them to school did not have their human rights breached, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Read full piece at source:Ā Home education: Court rules against German Christian family
Underpinned by political and financial investment and a āskilled and motivated workforceā, Barnsley councilās childrenās services has secured an across the board rating of āgoodā in its latest Ofsted inspection towards the end of 2018. Ofsted highlighted the councilās āexcellentā workforce stability. The watchdog reported that social workers with high caseloads felt they were able … Continue reading The Ofsted Interview: āChildren and families need consistency of social workerā
Severe funding shortages for social services that protect vulnerable children have pushed nearly nine in 10 councils into the red, new analysis by the LGA reveals today, prompting warnings that funding for childrenās care is now in a country-wide crisis. New figures show that a total of 133 out of 152 councils (88 per cent) … Continue reading Children’s care cash crisis: nine in 10 councils pushed into the red | LGA
The Department for Education could face legal action for publishing guidance that might lead local authorities to break laws protecting vulnerable children, a charity has claimed. Read full piece at source: DfE faces legal action over 'misleading' safeguarding guidance | Children & Young People Now
