Overly adult-focused work found at Hackney
The quality of practice for a substantial number of vulnerable children has not been sustained at the London Borough of Hackney since the last Ofsted inspection in 2016, inspectors have…
Child witnesses of domestic abuse need greater support
The cost of failing to protect child exposure to domestic violence is costing UK taxpayers up to £1.4bn, new analysis has warned. Pro Bono Economics’ (PBE) analysis carried out for…
Employment opportunities for care leavers to be explored
A study exploring the employment opportunities for care leavers is set to be carried out by researchers from the Rees Centre, University of Oxford and from the University of York….
Swindon makes progress in care leavers’ services
Swindon children’s services has made some progress for care leavers’ services in most of the areas for improvement highlighted in the last inspection, Ofsted has said. Senior leaders have a…
Medway’s response to referrals improves
Ofsted has noted marked improvements in Medway’s response to contacts and referrals since the joint targeted area inspection in June 2018. Processes to support social work practice, new at the…
Special Report: Sector warns about future of children’s services funding
Concerns about the future of children’s services funding ramped up a gear this month when leading charities warned that thousands of children are being put at risk due to cuts…
Central Bedfordshire challenged themselves to improve
Central Bedfordshire has used the last Ofsted inspection in 2017 as a catalyst to drive improvement, the latest inspection has found. Senior leaders have remained open to external scrutiny, challenging…
Ofsted reports in February
A summary of the Ofsted reports of children’s services, published in February. Increased caseloads hinder progress at Durham The pace of change at Durham children’s services has been hindered since…
Only a fraction of gang members known to children’s services
There are an estimated 27,000 children in England who identify as a gang member, yet only a fraction of whom are known to children’s services, the children’s commissioner for England…
Rewarding? That description doesn’t come close
In the latest in his series of blogs, foster carer, feature writer and photographer David Bocking talks about his experience fostering for Sheffield City Council. When she arrived, our second…
