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Coronavirus: child protection system  Source: Department for EducationDate: 18 August 2021The Department for Education (DfE) has published the latest data (wave 26) on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children’s social care in England. Findings include: the total number of children who started to be looked after reported in waves 1 to 26 of the survey … Continue reading Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children’s social care in England.

Organisations' responses to 'case for change' report sound warnings on interpretation of social work roles and urge greater recognition of structural challenges faced by children's services Source: Community Care By Rob Preston on August 20, 2021   The vice president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has described as a “significant concern” suggestions made by the children’s … Continue reading ADCS: ‘significant concern’ over care review’s suggestion of ‘tension’ between protection and support | Community Care

August 17, 2021 Source: Article39 Author: Carolyne Willow The High Court has given the go-ahead for a judicial review of secondary legislation made by the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, which provides that children in care in England must always live in regulated settings where they receive day-to-day care from adults – but only to the age of … Continue reading High Court gives go-ahead for discrimination claim to protect teenagers in care | Carolyne Willow

August 17, 2021 by Carolyne Willow The High Court has given the go-ahead for a judicial review of secondary legislation made by the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, which provides that children in care in England must always live in regulated settings where they receive day-to-day care from adults – but only to the age of 15. https://twitter.com/article_39/status/1427701509505093640?s=21 … Continue reading HIGH COURT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR DISCRIMINATION CLAIM TO PROTECT TEENAGERS IN CARE

Author: Louise Roberts Source: Open Access Publishing in European Networks Based on groundbreaking original research, this open access book provides a comprehensive account of the issues surrounding pregnancy and parenthood for young people in and leaving care. Featuring the voices of care-experienced parents, together with reflections from practitioners, it offers valuable insights into the issues … Continue reading Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care

First published 6th August 2021. Source: Contextual Safeguarding Network This briefing considers how Family Group Conferences (FGCs), informed by Contextual Safeguarding, can be utilised within children’s safeguarding as a response to extra-familial harm. Read full piece at source: HERE

Children arrested in London will continue to be held in police cells despite a court ruling it was unlawful for councils not to have a reasonable system in place to provide secure accommodation. Legal charity Just for Kids Law made the warning after a bringing a successful appeal against a High Court finding that Waltham … Continue reading Arrested children in London ‘will continue to be held in police cells’ despite court ruling

Source: Children EnglandDate: 29 July 2021Children England reports that more than 65 charities including have written to Education Secretary expressing concern at the Department for Education's authorisation for the Home Office to place children seeking asylum in Kent in minimally supported hotel accommodation. The letter urges the Education Secretary to ensure these vulnerable children are given the … Continue reading Migrant children

Author: MICHELE HERVATIN This resource introduces complex trauma and trauma-informed care, including their importance in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of infants and young children. It explores the possible effects of complex trauma in early childhood (i.e. birth through to five years), and aims to support professionals to use a ‘whole-child’ approach that considers … Continue reading Complex trauma through a trauma-informed lens: Supporting the wellbeing of infants and young children

https://twitter.com/cjrwebb/status/1424403049381040129?s=21 Free to download. Courtesy of the author, Calum Webb. Download: Nothing to see here! Why 2010-11 and 2011-12 matter when it comes to the recent history of local authority finances