Pilots to assess mental health of children entering care
Pilots to assess mental health of children entering care have been unveiled by the children and families minister.
In 10 pilot projects led by the Anna Freud Centre, children entering care will receive high quality assessments of their mental health.
Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi, said: “Children in care are some of the most vulnerable [...]
Early planning for children in care ‘not consistently good enough’
The quality of early planning for children in care in Reading is not yet consistently good enough, Ofsted has concluded.
In the sixth monitoring visit of the authority since Reading was rated inadequate in June 2016, inspectors found oversight of pre-court and court, proceedings is “insufficiently rigorous” and does not prevent children experiencing delay.
“Overall, progress in [...]
Improvement programme is embedding at Gloucestershire
The director of children’s services and the senior management team at Gloucestershire are providing clear direction and embedding a programme for improvement, which has resulted in improvements in practice.
A monitoring visit of Gloucestershire by Ofsted said that there continues to be significant financial investment and additional resourcing by the council in children’s services, and this [...]
Significant differences in adoption rates across England
Significant differences in adoption rates across England, states researchers.
There has been a four-fold increase in the number of five-year-old children who have been adopted or placed with special guardians in England, according to research.
However, the research carried out by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire found significant differences between local authorities in the number [...]
Childrens Services budgets diverted to those in crisis
Childrens services budgets are being diverted into children at crisis point while preventative services are being slashed, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
Analysis carried out by The Institute for Fiscal Studies for the children’s commissioner revealed that almost half of the entire £8.6 billion children’s services budget in England is now spent on 73,000 [...]
Sound child protection practice at Camden Childrens Services
Sound child protection practice at Camden Childrens Services
Ofsted inspectors found evidence of sound social work practice in the MASH and in the brief intervention team at Camden childrens services during a recent focused inspection on child protection services.
The MASH works effectively to safeguard children and partners are well engaged which ensures that there is timely [...]
