Family Rights Group has launched (10.07.2017) the Your Family, Your Voice Alliance Knowledge Inquiry report on section 20 voluntary arrangement for children coming into the care system. [...] there is no clear national picture of how local authorities go about discharging their duties and exercising their powers under section 20. The Inquiry has raised questions … Continue reading Children coming into the care system under voluntary arrangements
Children and young people who leave the care system can go on to have positive and successful lives. But far too often their life chances are disrupted because the state is not a good enough parent. TACT works with its children, young people and foster carers, and with its colleagues in the voluntary sector, local … Continue reading Call to Action – TACTās Manifesto for Children in Care and Care Leavers 2017 ā 2020
Originally published byĀ IDEAS.TED.COM Effective challenge is an integral part of the Independent Reviewing Officer role, yet knowing the best route to take is not always straightforward - there is rarely just one way to do this and context is everything. 'In organizations with high degrees of social capital, disagreement doesnāt feel dangerous, it is taken … Continue reading The secret ingredient that makes some teams better than others – TED
First posted 12/04/2017 Jonathan DickensĀ is professor of social work at the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich. In 2012-14 he led a research study into care planning and the role of the independent reviewing officer. His latest short article about IROsĀ looks atĀ some of the strengths and limitations of the IRO service. Jonathan draws on recent … Continue reading In case you missed it: Independent Reviewing Officers ā a better basis for change
The NSPCC has published a report analysing data from their Turn the Page service, which supports children and young people aged 5-18 who display harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), looking at the characteristics of children and young people who display HSB using online and mobile channels. Findings from analysis of 275 cases and case file data … Continue reading Technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour – NSPCC
The profile of Ofsted inspection outcomes suggests that there is a need for system-wide improvement in childrenās services. Understanding how best to enable and support that improvement has been the focus of research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), whichĀ sought to answer two central questions. What are the key enablers of (and barriers to) … Continue reading Improvement in Children’s Services
This is an updated post. First published 27.04.2017 Government adviser Sir Martin Narey has been appointed to jointly lead a national stocktake of foster care provision.Ā He will lead the stocktake alongside Mark Owers, a children and families social worker who has held a number of senior positions including chief executive of the Consortium of Voluntary … Continue reading In case you missed it: National Fostering Stocktake – Call for Evidence
Refugees Welcome?Ā The Experience of New Refugees in the UK | APPG A new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group is calling for moreĀ tailored support from teachers and other school staff to meet the particular needs of child refugees: Many child refugees will have missed considerable parts of their formal education for a number of … Continue reading The experience of new refugees in the UK – Latest news
Government adviser Sir Martin Narey has been appointed to jointly lead a national stocktake of foster care provision.Ā He will lead the stocktake alongside Mark Owers, a children and families social worker who has held a number of senior positions including chief executive of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies. "The review will help us to … Continue reading Sir Martin Narey to lead fostering stocktake | Children & Young People Now
Childrenās voices for positive change after sexual abuse This study examined childrenās experiences of help-seeking and support after child sexual abuse in the family environment. Commissioned by the Childrenās Commissioner for England, it was carried out in 2015/16 by staff from the International Centre: Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking, in partnership with the NSPCC. … Continue reading Report of a new study commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner for England ‘Making Noise’
