The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and Cafcass have issued a joint note on the Assessment of Special Guardians for children in care proceedings applications. EXTRACT "In short, Special Guardianship Orders should neither be recommended nor endorsed nor determined expediently where the test and bar for a carer to pass is lower than … Continue reading Assessment of Special Guardians
OCTOBER 30, 2015Ā BYĀ 1 CROWN OFFICE ROWĀ UK Human Rights Blog EXTRACT The Prevent and Channel Duties "In many public services: health, education, strong views are being exchanged about the aims and scope of these duties. In family law circles, there is a particular, indeed acute, concern that we are imposing responsibilities on social workers which they … Continue reading Radicalism & the Family Courts ā Marina Wheeler
These powerful short films were created with young people. Valerie Dunn, who is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, led the project. The first animation film called āMy name is Joeā is about enteringĀ care and depicts the worries and anxieties young people can face e.g. visits with family, schoolĀ lifeĀ and views … Continue reading Residential care: trilogy of short films by young people
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Discord and disruption in adoptive families Dr Julie Selwyn presented this lecture for Cardiff University's Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre in association with the BAAF (British Association for Adoption and Fostering). Read the full report: Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruptionĀ
Police chief urges leniency around childrens home incidents Abstract Olivia Pinkney, children and young peopleās lead at the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and deputy chief constable of Sussex Police, has stated that local police services and childrenās homes providers shouldĀ work together to reduce the number of times officers are called out to residential … Continue reading Childrens home incidents
Important messages here from young people: For todayās #carematters young people talk to us about social workers. ā The Who Cares? Trust (@WhoCaresTrust) October 27, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js āWhen I was 4-6 I remember lots of people in a room all talking about me. I didnāt know what was going on.ā YP #Carematters ā The Who … Continue reading Young people talk to Who Cares Trust about social workers
Government statistics reveal that the child in care population is nowĀ higher than at any point since 1985 Care applicationĀ statistics Ā alsoĀ show that the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has received 6,031 care applications in England in the six months to September 2015, an average of 1,005 a month. MoreĀ headlines: Upward trend: If … Continue reading Population of children in care in England reaches 30-year high
Fewer childrenās social care referrals are passing āchild in needā thresholdsĀ Article byĀ Luke StevensonĀ onĀ October 22, 2015Ā inĀ Community Care The proportion of children assessed as meeting āchild in needā thresholdsĀ by social services fellĀ last year, government figures show. The Department for EducationĀ statistics showĀ 23% of social servicesĀ assessments in 2014-15 led to a decision that a child was ānot in … Continue reading ‘Child in needā stats fell last year – why?
Multi-agency Training and Tool "Charlie" In response to the nationally recognised poor educational outcomes for Children Looked After, Somerset Childrenās services have developed a multi-agency training tool called āCharlieā. Charlie is a fictional character, a looked-after child. He has finished his year 11 studies and disappointingly has not achieved his expected targets. Background We know … Continue reading Promoting the education of looked-after children
