Joint working in Wirral criticised by Ofsted
Joint working in Wirral between children's services, health and police has been criticised by Ofsted.
In the seventh monitoring visit since the local authority was judged inadequate in September 2016, inspectors said the local authority is making progress in improving social work support in some areas of services for children in need of help and [...]
Child Protection Failures: Have lessons been learnt?
Victoria Climbie. Baby Peter Connelly. Daniel Pelka. Ayesha Ali. Khyra Ishaq. Ayeeshia Jane Smith. Ellie Butler - to name but a few - the children brutally murdered following appalling episodes of neglect and abuse.
Child protection rarely makes the media headlines until a child dies following abuse or neglect and then a national outcry ensues with [...]
Planned expenditure on looked-after children set to rise by £0.4 bn
Planned expenditure on schools, education and children’s services by local authorities in England in 2018-19 shows that the planned spend on looked-after children is £4.2 billion.
The figures show that the total planned spend by local authorities on schools, education and children and young people’s services for 2018-19 is £55.7 billion, a nominal increase of £2.0 [...]
Ofsted reports in September
A round-up of the Ofsted reports of inspections of children's services published during September.
Strong corporate leadership at Westminster
Within Westminster, there is strong corporate leadership to improve outcomes for children and their families who are in need of help or protection, Ofsted has said.
Since the previous inspection of children’s services in 2016, there has been [...]
CAMHS funding 'not making it to frontline'
CAMHS funding 'not making it to frontline': over a quarter of the funding for child and adolescent mental health services is not making it to frontline services, it has emerged.
Labour MP Luciana Berger asked a parliamentary question as to what proportion of the proposed budget for child and adolescent mental health services transformation has been [...]
ISWs: How to protect yourself from violence
ISWs: How to protect yourself from violence
Close Protection Officer David Hammond on how Independent Social Workers need to keep safe in their work and protect themselves from harm.
In 2014 the Community Care website ran a survey regarding the physical abuse that social workers experienced. The figures perhaps were not a great shock to those that [...]
