Expert's Corner: Non-recent cases of child abuse in care
ISW Sylvia McKenzie on her work on cases of non-recent child abuse in care
Despite having successfully been running her own independent social work practice for six years following her retirement from local authority work, in 2016 Sylvia McKenzie felt she may have to take a step back from independent social work.
Awaiting a knee replacement [...]
Blog: Further evidence emerges of massive hike in child protection referrals in autumn
By Mark Willis, Chief Executive of WillisPalmer
It comes as no surprise that a report into how local authorities have coped with COVID-19 has revealed that respondents are concerned about a massive spike in referrals once children return to school .
WillisPalmer has been warning for months about the detrimental effect that a lengthy [...]
Stress levels high in social work before COVID-19 pandemic
Stress levels in social workers were already high before the outbreak of COVID-19, research has found.
A Department for Education commissioned longitudinal study tracking the careers of local authority child and family social workers in England over five years found that one-quarter social workers who reported they were not stressed by their job at Wave [...]
Foster children need tailored transitions back to education
There should be tailored transition arrangements for children in foster care when they head back to school, the Fostering Network has warned.
The primary focus of the initial return of foster carers to school should be on students’ mental health and wellbeing, the charity states, after a survey they carried out found that almost eight [...]
Government bans ads for junk food before 9pm as part of obesity strategy
Advertisements for junk food will be banned before 9pm in a bid to tackle child obesity as part of the government’s wider obesity strategy.
There will be a ban on TV and online adverts for food high in fat, sugar and salt before 9pm when children are most likely to see them to help improve [...]
High Court to consider judicial review over care legislation
The High Court will this week consider a judicial review against The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 which were introduced on 24 April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The judicial was brought against the Department for Education by the children’s rights charity Article 39 on grounds including that they are contrary [...]
