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Tower Hamlets faces ‘major challenge’ in knife-related crimes

29/05/2018
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A change in culture in frontline social work has been noted in Tower Hamlets children’s services by Ofsted.

The inspectorate highlighted the “major challenge” faced by the authority after there had been 13 knife-related incidents in the past six weeks in the borough.

“A major challenge for Tower Hamlets is the alarming increase in violent knife crime [...]

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Technology overhaul required in social services

29/05/2018
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Social services technology needs a major overhaul to enable social workers to spend less time on administration and more time with families, says BASW.

Launching a campaign in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, BASW is calling for social workers to be freed up to spend more time with families after a survey found [...]

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DWP urged to improve support for care leavers

25/05/2018
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The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to improve support for care leavers.

A report by the Social Security Advisory Committee found that one in five care leavers end up homeless within two years of leaving care and called on the DWP to simplify the benefit system for this group.

“The most consistent finding from [...]

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Ofsted reports of children’s services published in May

24/05/2018
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A round-up of the Ofsted inspections of children’s services published during May.

Improvement plan at Croydon ‘progressing well’

Senior leaders in Croydon are progressing well in implementing their improvement plan, Ofsted has said.

In its second monitoring visit since Croydon was rated inadequate in July 2017, inspectors found that senior leaders and managers have quickly responded to issues [...]

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Transgender issue poorly understood by social workers

24/05/2018
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Childhood gender dysphoria remains poorly understood by social workers, resulting in transgender people experiencing discrimination, a study has found.

There is a significant lack of transgender-specific social work research, the study found, but on the basis of the limited research identified, the evidence suggests transgender people commonly report having poor experiences within social and care settings.

“Transgender [...]

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Bursary scheme boost for care leavers

24/05/2018
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A new government-funded bursary scheme has been announced to support care leavers to join an apprenticeship.

Care leavers aged 16-24 choosing to do an apprenticeship from August 2018 will receive a £1,000 bursary to help them in the first year of their apprenticeship, the government has announced.

Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton said: “We know those [...]

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