Huge rise in children being placed in residential homes ‘out of borough’
There has been a 64 percent increase in the numbers of children being placed in residential homes out of borough.
Figures from the Department for Education obtained in a written answer to Labour MP Ann Coffey reveal that the number of children placed out of borough has risen from 2,250 in 2012 to 3,680 in [...]
Green paper on children’s mental health ‘lacks ambition’
Government proposals to improve children and young people’s mental health services have been slammed as “lacking ambition”.
A joint report from the health and social care and education select committees said the government's proposed Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health will provide no help to the majority of those children who desperately [...]
Analysis reveals highest turnover recorded in children’s services leaders
The highest turnover in children’s services directors was recorded last year, according to statistics.
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services reported that there were 65 changes in director posts between April 2017 and March 2018, the highest number recorded since the Association was established. The average number of changes in post-holders is 47.4.
Stuart Gallimore, ADCS [...]
Child protection plans rise by a quarter, says EPI
Child protection plans rise by a quarter, says EPI
Child protection plans have increased by a quarter between 2010 and 2016, according to a report by the Education Policy Institute.
The ‘Vulnerable children and social care in England: a review of the evidence’ report found that the proportion of acute interventions from social services has risen markedly [...]
Staff in childrens homes should be regulated says Inquiry
Staff working in childrens homes should be registered with an independent body to safeguard children, the interim report from the Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse.
The Chair and Panel of the Inquiry recommended that the Department for Education introduces arrangements for the registration of staff working in care roles in children’s homes.
Registration should be with [...]
Ofsted reports in April
A summary of Ofsted reports published in the last month.
Ofsted praises improvement at Cafcass against backdrop of rising demand
Cafcass has been judged by Ofsted as being outstanding having been on an improvement journey since it was rated inadequate in 2009.
Ofsted praised the organisation for its continuous improvement against a backdrop of rising demand. There were [...]
