A coalition of children’s rights organisations have raised concerns over the recruitment of a new children’s commissioner for England. Read full piece source: Campaigners question independence of panel to recruit new children’s commissioner for England
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The Jewish New Year and Social Work — Reflection, Repentance and Coming Back. | by Ermintrude | Sep, 2020 | Medium
Source and a thank you to: @Ermintrude2 Our year starts in the Autumn. The first ‘day’ of the Jewish New Year of 5781 starts tonight. Outside Israel, we celebrate two days, so the Jewish New Year is marked between Friday evening and Sunday… Read full piece at source: The Jewish New Year and Social Work … Continue reading The Jewish New Year and Social Work — Reflection, Repentance and Coming Back. | by Ermintrude | Sep, 2020 | Medium
Research from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
We know that decisions about contact are crucially important for children and families when children are placed for adoption, removed from home through care proceedings, or voluntarily looked after by local authorities. This briefing paper distils and reflects on the key points from three evidence reviews in an eight-minute read. Download: Six key messages from … Continue reading Research from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
Life Coaching Support for care experienced parents (or parents to be!)
The Family Rights Group and Become Children’s Charity’s are continuing their offer of support and advice for parents (or parents to be!). Details of how to get in touch are contained in the Flyer below. Alternatively fill out the form provided online HERE and one of the coaching team will get in touch.
National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (@CSPR_Panel) Tweeted: Would you like to assist the Panel in undertaking research, reviews and analysis to improve child safeguarding practice in England?We want to diversify our pool of reviewers to ensure we have a broad range of backgrounds and skillsets who can assist the Panel in undertaking research and … Continue reading National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (@CSPR_Panel) Tweeted: Would you like to assist the Panel in undertaking research, reviews and analysis to improve child safeguarding practice in England?We want to diversify our pool of reviewers to ensure we have a broad range of backgrounds and skillsets who can assist the Panel in undertaking research and … Continue reading National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel @CSPR_Panel opportunities for IROs
Children’s social care visits: what to expect
Posted by: Yvette Stanley, On 20 August 2020 Source: Ofsted: developments in children’s social care Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social Care, talks about our children's social care visits that will start this Autumn. Just a few weeks ago, a more normal, pre-COVID life was beckoning with restrictions eased and a greater sense … Continue reading Children’s social care visits: what to expect
‘How social work and child protection are being creative and helping children and families during COVID-19 and can do so beyond it’ By Professor Harry Ferguson, Professor Sarah Pink and Dr Laura Kelly
Source: Research in Practice As shown in an earlier briefing, our emerging findings suggest that COVID-19, the lockdown that began on 23 March 2020, and having to socially distance from children and other family members, has disrupted child protection making it more challenging for practitioners to safeguard and be helpful. But what can and has … Continue reading ‘How social work and child protection are being creative and helping children and families during COVID-19 and can do so beyond it’ By Professor Harry Ferguson, Professor Sarah Pink and Dr Laura Kelly
Bid to scrap removal of children in care duties goes to Court of Appeal
A legal bid to scrap the government’s removal of several duties in relation to children in care goes to the Court of Appeal next week, after the charity behind it was granted a fast-track challenge. Earlier this month, Article 39 lost a High Court challenge against the Department for Education’s decision, in April, to bring … Continue reading Bid to scrap removal of children in care duties goes to Court of Appeal
Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
Guest post by the National Independent Visitor Network (NIVN) Volunteers’ Week took place online at the beginning of June and marked the online launch of The Right Friend Campaign by the National Independent Visitor Network (NIVN).  IV Coordinators, IVs and care-experienced children and young people posted tweets expressing why an IV is the right friend; … Continue reading Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
