Improvement plan at Croydon ‘progressing well’
Senior leaders in Croydon are progressing well in implementing their improvement plan, Ofsted has said.
In its second monitoring visit since Croydon was rated inadequate in July 2017, inspectors found that senior leaders and managers have quickly responded to issues identified in the first monitoring visit.
“The local authority has invested a significant amount of additional resources [...]
Green paper on children’s mental health ‘lacks ambition’
Government proposals to improve children and young people’s mental health services have been slammed as “lacking ambition”.
A joint report from the health and social care and education select committees said the government's proposed Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health will provide no help to the majority of those children who desperately [...]
Analysis reveals highest turnover recorded in children’s services leaders
The highest turnover in children’s services directors was recorded last year, according to statistics.
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services reported that there were 65 changes in director posts between April 2017 and March 2018, the highest number recorded since the Association was established. The average number of changes in post-holders is 47.4.
Stuart Gallimore, ADCS [...]
Child protection plans rise by a quarter, says EPI
Child protection plans rise by a quarter, says EPI
Child protection plans have increased by a quarter between 2010 and 2016, according to a report by the Education Policy Institute.
The ‘Vulnerable children and social care in England: a review of the evidence’ report found that the proportion of acute interventions from social services has risen markedly [...]
Staff in childrens homes should be regulated says Inquiry
Staff working in childrens homes should be registered with an independent body to safeguard children, the interim report from the Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse.
The Chair and Panel of the Inquiry recommended that the Department for Education introduces arrangements for the registration of staff working in care roles in children’s homes.
Registration should be with [...]
23,000 reports of children missing from residential homes
There were more than 23,000 ‘missing incidents’ involving children in residential homes in England in 2017, it has emerged.
In response to a parliamentary question, it was revealed that between 2015 and 2017, there had been more than 50,000 reports of children missing from children’s homes.
The figures, published in response to a question tabled by Labour [...]
