Posted onĀ October 21, 2015Ā byĀ suesspiciousminds AllĀ IROs shouldĀ make theĀ timeĀ to read this importantĀ blog about S20 drift Extract "...Ā an important check and balance on social workerās 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 donāt happen.Ā There are … Continue reading IROs be warned: “Fast and the Furious – Tunbridge Wells Drift”
Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive of Family Rights Group, has said: āThe 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. āBy 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 hasĀ published a report on funding for disadvantaged pupils which examines the impact of the Pupil Premium. A concern is thatĀ Government distributes core funding for schools on the basis of an old formula which results inĀ inequalities in the core funding received by schools with very similar levels of … Continue reading School leadersā 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 DfEĀ 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
