Over 1,000 children in care in England are currently missing out on independent mentor support they may be entitled to by law, according to new research by Barnardo’s and the National Independent Visitor Development Project. Read original article at source: Over 1,000 children in care missing out on independent mentor support Read: National Independent Visitor Data report … Continue reading Over 1,000 children in care missing out on independent mentor support
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has established a UK-wide enquiry to consider the role of social work in adoption. BASW is calling for evidence from young people who have been adopted, parents, independent reviewing officers, social workers, managers, family justice professionals, policymakers and academics to underpin a year-long research study on the role … Continue reading Call for Action – #Adoption Enquiry
Measuring the wellbeing of children in care Please take part in the National Children’s Bureau’s (NCB) research looking at measures of wellbeing for children in care. NCB are currently undertaking research on what measures, tools or indicators are used to assess the wellbeing of children in care in England. They’re really interested in finding out more about … Continue reading Call for action – Measuring the wellbeing of children in care
This piece was first posted August 2016. Ofsted rates two councils ‘good’ - independent reviewing officer practice praised Single Inspection Framework (SIF) has identified strong independent reviewing officer and social work practice and areas for improvement in Greenwich and in Stockton-on-Tees. Visit our Ofsted page, dedicated to Single Inspection Framework (SIF) reports: here IRO practice in Greenwich and in Stockton-on-Tees:- … Continue reading Independent reviewing officer practice praised
Originally posted on July 29, 2016 by suesspiciousminds. 'This was a Court of Appeal case decided today. It has taken a LOT of chewing over to make sense of it. I’m still not quite sure that I get it. Re W (A child) 2016 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2016/793.html The facts A, a young girl, was born on 1st … Continue reading Re W – no presumption for a child to be brought up by a member of the natural family via @suesspiciousmin
Read our guidance on settlement conferences in public law proceedings. We have concerns. #familylawhttps://t.co/hc1za6mobc — ALC (@Tweets_ALC) 3 July 2016 The Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) has published guidance on the pilot of settlement conferences in public law cases: 'Based on the very limited information available, we currently have serious concerns about the proposals … Continue reading ALC publishes concerns on settlement conferences pilot
Recruiter Name: Diane Murphy Council Name & Address: Buckinghamshire County Council, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1XA Role being advertised: Independent Reviewing Officer Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Closing date: 14 August 2016 Website or email address for more details: here Any additional info: If any applicants would like to discuss the … Continue reading
The young people behind the aspire to more project were asked to share their feedback about the project. Their comments will help evaluate the impact of the project in a short film which will be premiered at their launch event in September. We put this series of posters together featuring highlights from their feedback. If […] … Continue reading Aspire to More #Care #spreadtheword
Another helpful piece courtesy of suesspiciousminds (thank you). Settlement Conferences are a new idea in English (and Welsh) family law, though they have been used in other jurisidictions, including Northern Ireland. The thinking is rather like the Financial Dispute Resolution in ancillary relief – you get all of the evidence together, the parties go in … Continue reading Settlement Conferences — suesspiciousminds
The Education Committee has stated in its report published on 13th July 2016 that 'Chidren and families social work is under severe stress and Government proposals for social work reform have significant weaknesses'. The report states: 7. 'We welcome the Government’s commitment to the important area of children and families social work, and its focus on strengthening social … Continue reading Children’s social work under immense pressure Committee report finds
