Using creative communication in a trauma informed response to care planning and review. Authors: Katie Wrench and Sharon Martin This briefing provides an introduction to the language and theory of trauma-informed practice combined with practical knowledge and skills development for IROs direct work - to support thinking and working with parents, children and young people. … Continue reading IRO briefing – creative communication and trauma informed practice | Katie Wrench & Sharon Martin
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 – ‘to get a life not a service’. 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 ‘to get a life not a service’ | DfE
A new briefing note produced by the Contextual Safeguarding Network at the University of Bedfordshire, with Research in Practice and Rochdale Borough Council, outlines what is meant by the terms ‘complex safeguarding’, ‘contextual safeguarding’ and ‘transitional safeguarding’ 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
Underpinned by political and financial investment and a “skilled and motivated workforce”, Barnsley council’s children’s services has secured an across the board rating of ‘good’ in its latest Ofsted inspection towards the end of 2018. Ofsted highlighted the council’s “excellent” workforce stability. The watchdog reported that social workers with high caseloads felt they were able … Continue reading The Ofsted Interview: ‘Children and families need consistency of social worker’
Ofsted has awarded a local authority children's services department an outstanding judgment in recognition of its unrelenting "pursuit of excellence for children". Essex children's services are now "outstanding" Inspectors upped Essex County Council'soverall judgment following an inspection in November 2018, after it found the department to be "good" in 2014. It was rated "inadequate" … Continue reading ‘Inspirational’ DCS secures top Ofsted rating | Children & Young People Now
Children's services in Leeds has been praised by Ofsted for delivering on its commitment to become a 'child-friendly city'. The inspectorate judged children's services run by Leeds City Council to be "outstanding" for overall effectiveness and in the key areas of leadership and services for children that need help and protection. It was judged "good" for … Continue reading Children’s services at ‘child-friendly city’ receives ‘outstanding’ rating | Children & Young People Now
It only takes a few minutes in Sir Alan Wood’s company before his reputation for plain speaking shows itself to be accurate. The chair of the children’s social care What Works Centre, who has been in post since early summer, begins advancing an argument that his new organisation’s role shouldn’t extend to driving reform. “It’s … Continue reading ‘Social work isn’t falling to bits – it has some deep challenges to which we can provide remedies’ | Community Care
The government is urging councils, the police and courts across England to sign up to an agreement aimed at reducing the unnecessary criminalisation of looked-after children and care leavers. The national protocol calls for a reduction in the number of incidents at children's homes that police are called out to. Read full piece at source: … Continue reading Call to end unnecessary criminalisation of children in care | Children & Young People Now
Featured article - 13 November 2018 via SCIE By Rachel Leslie, Project Implementation Manager, Break - Changing Young Lives Cambridgeshire and Norfolk are developing their arrangements for supporting young people as they leave residential care. Staying close and staying connected in East Anglia - definitely one to watch. Read more: Staying close and staying connected in … Continue reading Staying close and staying connected in East Anglia | SCIE #ECLCM
