The Children’s Commissioner for England’s Office has recently published research carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) into the levels of government spending on children between 2000 and 2020. The research which comes ahead of next year’s Spending Review, looks at budget changes affecting children over the last two decades. Commenting on the report, … Continue reading Public spending on children
Family Rights Group have facilited a seven month sector-led Review into the care crisis. The Review is supported by stakeholders within the child welfare and family justice system. The Review's aims: to examine the reasons for the rise in care proceedings and number of children in care to at all times retain a focus on … Continue reading New: #carecrisisreview report
The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse have published a new paper in their ‘Key messages from research’ series, focusing on intra-familial child sexual abuse. The paper brings together the existing research on intra-familial CSA into an accessible overview to support confident provision of effective responses. You can read the paper and download PDF … Continue reading Key messages from research | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse
Source: Department for Education Published: May 2018 The Department for Education (DfE) has provided updated guidance and issued new advice on Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges. It covers: what sexual violence and harassment is schools’ and colleges’ legal responsibilities a whole school or college approach to safeguarding and child protection how to … Continue reading Safeguarding Update: Sexual violence and sexual harassment
Thanks to Jonathan Dickens and the UEA Centre for Resesarch for this warmest of invites to all IROs: Dear colleague I am pleased to send you the attached invitation to the 2018 annual conference of the UEA Centre for Research on Children and Families, to be held in London on 22 June 2018. The topic … Continue reading 2018 annual conference of the UEA Centre for Research on Children and Families
https://twitter.com/UKRCPR/status/992442983680274435 Thank you to the Journal of Social Work Practice and to Taylor & Francis Online for providing open access to this article. Abstract Professionals working with families in difficulty require a structured space to consider their work. As organisations and the systems within and across them become more sophisticated it seems that less attention … Continue reading Creating reflective spaces
Thank you to Gabrielle Jan Posner and Trinity Chambers Chelmsford for this helpful post which sets out why IRO's views could helpfully be formalised as part of legal proceedings: Getting the Most Out of Independent Reviewing Officers in Care Proceedings NIROMP and Cafcass are working collaboratively to promote greater consistency of best practice - to ensure … Continue reading Independent Reviewing Officers in Care Proceedings
Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO): Job description Band 15, £39,002 to 41,846 pro rata for part-time hours. Part-time and full-time applications welcome Location: Scarborough up to 37 hours and Selby up to 18.5 hours, negotiable. Are you looking for a challenging and exciting role in a dedicated team? Do you have a passion for ensuring that … Continue reading Looking for the right opportunity to significantly contribute to improving outcomes for children and young people? #IRO #Job
Are decisions made with passion intrinsically flawed, or do we also fool ourselves when we make decisions that are solely based on reason? Our emotions will attempt to tell us if a situation is optimal or not aligned with our goals, as well as how we might approach it. But should we trust our feelings when … Continue reading Decision making – head or heart?
Great news from Jim Hopkinson Deputy Director Children's Social Care, Bradford Children's Services Job details Department of Children’s Services Safeguarding & Reviewing Unit Role: Independent Reviewing Officer Closing Date: 30th April 2018 Job Profile: Independent Reviewing Officer JP.doc Salary: PO4 £36,379 - £39,177 pa Hours of work: 1 x 22 hours per week Based at: Margaret McMillan Tower, Princess Way, Bradford, BD1 … Continue reading Featured Job: Independent Reviewing Officer – Bradford
