Academics, lawyers and survivors to address unique conference
A huge array of speakers from a variety of backgrounds will be addressing the conference, 'Wisdom from Failure: A Kaleidoscope on Child Protection'.
Keynote speaker: Matthew Syed
Matthew Syed is a columnist for The Times, the author of three acclaimed books – Bounce, Black Box Thinking and You Are Awesome, published last year which is aimed at [...]
Longfield: Rate of progress in CAMHS is not good enough
The current rate of progress in CAMHS is still not good enough for the majority of children who require help but are not receiving it, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, said: “I welcome the progress that is being made in some parts of the country [...]
Ofsted looks at Sheffields improvement work
Ofsted inspectors saw some effective work in supporting children on the edge of care at Sheffields Children Services underpinned by increased staffing and strengthened formal decision-making processes.
Sheffield has been working to improve its children’s services since an internal review in the latter part of 2017 identified inconsistent service-wide social work practice and management oversight that [...]
Strengthened focus on permanence planning at Cheshire East
Senior leaders at Cheshire East Council have ensured that children increasingly benefit from a strengthened focus on permanence planning at both strategic and operational levels, Ofsted has said.
Cheshire East local authority children’s services were last inspected by Ofsted in July 2015, when the local authority was judged as requiring improvement to be good, with the [...]
Strong leadership leads improvements at Knowsley
Improvements have been seen at Knowsley children's services thanks to strong, committed senior leadership and good corporate support, Ofsted has said.
Knowsley’s children’s services were last inspected by Ofsted in 2017, when the overall effectiveness of services was judged to require improvement to be good. However, progress seen at that inspection has been sustained and built [...]
Benefits of having a Head of Well-Being revealed
Schools should all appoint a Head of Well-Being, a report from Nuffield Health has found.
The report ‘Improving wellbeing in schools’ found that putting a dedicated role into schools with responsibility for wellbeing can make a positive difference to the emotional and physical wellbeing of students and staff.
Robert Shadbolt, Head Teacher at Wood Green Secondary School [...]
