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- New: #carecrisisreview report
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- #CareCrisisReview – online survey closes Sunday 11 February 2018
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- IRO Conference – Not to stop questioning …
- Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now
- Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM
- Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective
- New report finds too much discrimination in the ‘system’
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- Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Advisor #jobs #Hiring #QAjobsHours of work: 37 hours per weekWorking pattern: Full-time We operate a flexible working policy and would be happy to discuss individual requests at interview. … Continue reading Independent Reviewing Officer / Child Protection Advisor #jobs #Hiring #QAjobs
- ‘Disgraceful’ Covid-19 restrictions on children in prison to end in MarchSecondary legislation which allowed children in prison to be locked in cells for up to 22 hours a day at the height of … Continue reading ‘Disgraceful’ Covid-19 restrictions on children in prison to end in March
- open access resource: Reflective, relational leadership and managementSource: Research in Practice Published: 06/01/2022 Author: Phil Winterbottom In health, those in safeguarding lead roles find themselves with legislation, statutory guidance and the weight … Continue reading open access resource: Reflective, relational leadership and management
- Child poverty is a modifiable risk factor for care entryResearch suggests 10,356 more children living in English local authority areas became looked after than would have been the case had poverty levels … Continue reading Child poverty is a modifiable risk factor for care entry
- Ofsted to inspect and register unregulated accommodation providers for 16–17-year-olds in careThe Department for Education will introduce national standards for currently unregulated accommodation for 16- and 17- year-olds in 2023, it announced this week. … Continue reading Ofsted to inspect and register unregulated accommodation providers for 16–17-year-olds in care
- Niromp submission of ideas – the case for changeNIROMP chair, Sharon Martin, said: Today I have provided the following submission to the Social Care Review – Call for Ideas. IROs and … Continue reading Niromp submission of ideas – the case for change
- INDEPENDENT REVIEWING OFFICER | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL #JOBOPENINGA fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO). We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage … Continue reading INDEPENDENT REVIEWING OFFICER | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL #JOBOPENING
- IRO opportunity | Brighton & Hove City CouncilA fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO). We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage … Continue reading IRO opportunity | Brighton & Hove City Council
- Time-poor, overstretched and changing too often – children’s experiences of social workersBy Linda Briheim-Crookall, Coram Voice For care-experienced children and young people who have been separated from their birth families, positive relationships with social workers … Continue reading Time-poor, overstretched and changing too often – children’s experiences of social workers
LATEST POSTS: GOOD PRACTICE
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- Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.
- COVID-19: Guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and IRO Managers
- THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDED) REGULATIONS 2020
- Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
- THE PRESSURE TO CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY
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- Final call: UEA evaluation of the DfE 2015 Regulations and Guidance for long-term foster care #IROs #Research
- Landmark collection of reports published today: “The genie is now out of the bottle” says Ian Dickson
LATEST POSTS: pUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH
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- Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
- ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’
- A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
- Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
- “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
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- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
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- Independent review of children’s social care – how to get involved #CareReview
- Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
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