Posted on October 21, 2015 by suesspiciousminds All IROs should make the time to read this important blog about S20 drift Extract "... an important check and balance on social worker’s actions or inactions is supposed to be the Independent Reviewing Officer system. The IROs are supposed to hold social workers to account and make sure that things like this don’t happen. There are … Continue reading IROs be warned: “Fast and the Furious – Tunbridge Wells Drift”
Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive of Family Rights Group, has said: “The two studies released today, combine to provide authoritative new data on the challenges facing kinship children and their carers. The number of children living in kinship care are increasing, and these children are overwhelmingly affected by poverty. “By safely keeping the vast majority of … Continue reading Family Rights Group Press Release: challenges facing kinship children & their carers
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published a report on funding for disadvantaged pupils which examines the impact of the Pupil Premium. A concern is that Government distributes core funding for schools on the basis of an old formula which results in inequalities in the core funding received by schools with very similar levels of … Continue reading School leaders’ highest ambition is to close disadvantage gap
Statistics on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2014 to 2015. From: Department for Education First published: 1 October 2015 Part of: Statistics: looked-after children Applies to: England The DfE has published the Statistical First Release (SFR) for Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) for … Continue reading Statistical data release: looked-after children
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