LATEST FEATURED POSTS

• New: #carecrisisreview report13th June 2018
• NIROMP Briefing & Comment – Foster Care in England 201824th February 2018
• #CareCrisisReview – online survey closes Sunday 11 February 201818th January 2018
• Anne Longfield’s public challenge to Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England15th October 2017
• IRO Conference – Not to stop questioning …23rd September 2017
• Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now31st August 2017
• Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM25th August 2017
• Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective23rd August 2017
• New report finds too much discrimination in the ‘system’22nd August 2017

IN THE NEWS

• ‘What makes life good? Care leavers views on their wellbeing’26th November 2020
  Full report on the views of care leavers published this week by Coram Voice and The Rees Centre. ‘What makes life good? Care … Continue reading ‘What makes life good? Care leavers views on their wellbeing’
• The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield sets out the choices facing politicians and calls on them to act.24th November 2020
  Today the Children’s Commissioner for England held a live virtual event, presenting her vision for a better care system for children ahead of … Continue reading The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield sets out the choices facing politicians and calls on them to act.
• COURT OF APPEAL RULES EDUCATION SECRETARY ACTED UNLAWFULLY IN REMOVING SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE24th November 2020
  In a judgment given today (24 November), the Court of Appeal has unanimously declared that the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, acted unlawfully in … Continue reading COURT OF APPEAL RULES EDUCATION SECRETARY ACTED UNLAWFULLY IN REMOVING SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE
• Covid-19 ‘having a devastating impact on children’s rights’24th November 2020
  The Covid-19 pandemic is having a “devastating impact on children’s rights, wellbeing and futures”, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned. … Continue reading Covid-19 ‘having a devastating impact on children’s rights’
• Pandemic pressures amplifying ‘upheaval and distress’ for children in care, Ofsted finds24th November 2020
  Pressures on the care system amplified by the impact of coronavirus restrictions have been worsening “upheaval and distress” for some children, Ofsted has … Continue reading Pandemic pressures amplifying ‘upheaval and distress’ for children in care, Ofsted finds
• Second council no longer taking asylum-seeking children as IRO caseloads soar24th November 2020
  A second council has stopped taking in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children after a rise in arrivals saw independent reviewing officers’ (IROs) caseloads top 70. … Continue reading Second council no longer taking asylum-seeking children as IRO caseloads soar
• A damning parliamentary report on racism calls on the government to urgently take action15th November 2020
  A damning parliamentary report on racism calls on the government to “urgently take action to protect the human rights of Black people, including … Continue reading A damning parliamentary report on racism calls on the government to urgently take action
• ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’15th November 2020
  Researcher Jahnine Davis explores why Black girls and women’s experience of child sexual abuse is often missed and provides suggestions for social workers … Continue reading ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’
• Hearing the Voice of the Child “What about me?”15th November 2020
  A report by the Family Solutions Group, entitled What about me?: Reframing Support for Families following Parental Separation, has been published. The report points … Continue reading Hearing the Voice of the Child “What about me?”

LATEST POSTS: GOOD PRACTICE

• Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS): SMASHING the Glass Ceiling – Employment Skills Event | www.basw.co.uk4th November 2020
• Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.26th May 2020
• COVID-19: Guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and IRO Managers11th May 2020
• THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDED) REGULATIONS 20204th May 2020
• Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care23rd January 2020
• THE PRESSURE TO CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY20th October 2019
• Research in Practice | Transitional safeguarding – bridging the gap between Children’s and Adults’ Services19th October 2019
• Final call: UEA evaluation of the DfE 2015 Regulations and Guidance for long-term foster care #IROs #Research15th October 2019
• Landmark collection of reports published today: “The genie is now out of the bottle” says Ian Dickson3rd October 2019

LATEST POSTS: pUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH

• ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’15th November 2020
• A Care Review in England? Whose views count?24th October 2020
• Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network26th August 2020
• “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice26th August 2020
• CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION24th July 2020
• The impact of Covid-1923rd June 2020
• Learning from Serious Case Reviews27th May 2020
• Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.26th May 2020
• Delivering family group conferences during the Coronavirus crisis #ThankYou @FamilyRightsGp22nd May 2020

LATEST POSTS: POLICY, GUIDANCE & LAW

• A Care Review in England? Whose views count?24th October 2020
• Government consultation on whether to continue relaxing children’s social care a ‘shambles’ | www.basw.co.uk24th September 2020
• CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION24th July 2020
• REMOVAL OF SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN IN CARE – JUDICIAL REVIEW GIVEN GO AHEAD26th June 2020
• NIROMP: Nominations for National IRO Advisory Group19th June 2020
• Public Law Working Group Recommendations to achieve best practice in the child protection and family justice systems:Special guardianship orders | June 202016th June 2020
• RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM7th June 2020
• BREAKING: @article_39 have issued judicial review proceedings against the Secretary of State for Education5th June 2020
• S (Child in care: Unregistered Placement) [2020] EWHC 1012 (Fam)22nd May 2020

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