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COVID-19: Guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and IRO Managers
COVID-19: temporary amendments to adoption and children regulations
GOV.UK Guidance
Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for parents and carers to keep children safe online
Published 14 April 2020
GOV.UK Guidance
Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Updated 30 March 2020
GOV.UK Guidance
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on vulnerable children and young people
Updated 1 April 2020
GOV.UK Guidance
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): WHAT YOU NEED TO DO – GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE
Benefits and coronavirus
ADVICE FOR PARENTS & CARERS ON
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Family Time – from a distance
LEADING VIRTUAL MEETINGS – TOP TIPS
On the importance of inclusive, distributed leadership
COVID-19: Supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities
Ofsted: coronavirus (COVID-19) rolling updateS
become charity – tips to calm anxiety and stay connected
Home learning
Activity worksheets
COVID-19: Supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities
Coronavirus (COVID 19): list of online education resources for home education
emotional resilience and wellbeing
Covid-19 News
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- NEWS: Government responds to Children’s Social Care ReviewBy Sharon Martin, NIROMP Chair on 2nd February 2023 The long-awaited Department for Education implementation strategy includes welcome focus on ‘Putting love, relationships and a stable home at the heart of being a child in care’ and rejection of the proposal to remove the Independent reviewing officer role. On advocacy, the DfE has said it … Continue reading NEWS: Government responds to Children’s Social Care Review
- Welsh Government Basic Income Pilot for young people leaving careSource Cascade 13th December 2022 The Welsh Government’s Basic Income Pilot gives young people leaving care the equivalent of the living wage, £1600 per month before tax, from their 18thbirthday for a two year period. The payments will be made to around 550 young people who have their 18th birthdays between July 1st 2022 and 30th June 2023. Limiting the … Continue reading Welsh Government Basic Income Pilot for young people leaving care
- Safeguarding Pressures Phase 8Source ADCS 14th December 2022 The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has released the second part of its Safeguarding Pressures Phase 8, reporting an increase in safeguarding activity in all local authorities over the past two years, including a significant increase in section 47 enquiries although fewer are converting to initial child protection … Continue reading Safeguarding Pressures Phase 8
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