Number of children ‘Staying Put’ falls
The number of children in foster care ‘Staying Put' after their 18th birthday has reduced drastically last year.
In 2015-16, 2,190 young people stayed with foster parents after turning 18. However this fell to 1,570 young people in 2016-17, Ofsted figures show. In 2015-16, 54% of foster children were supported to stay with their carers [...]
Waltham Forest carried out ‘significant work’ to develop MASH
There has been significant work to further develop the MASH at Waltham Forest children’s services, Ofsted has stated.
There has been the co-location of more partner agencies and a recent relaunch of the revised threshold guidance which has, in turn, resulted in improved, timely multi-agency responses to contacts and referrals.
“Regular surveys of partner agencies show improved [...]
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 14,599 care applications made in 2016-17 compared to 10,620 in 2013-14. Since Cafcass’ last Ofsted inspection in [...]
Care applications rise in February 2018
Official statistics reveal that care applications rise both month-on-month and year-on-year.
In February 2018, there were 1201 care applications, up from 1168 in January 2018 and up 4.3% from February 2017 when there were 1152 care applications made.
There have now been 12,966 care applications made in the financial year April 2017-March 2018. Last year there were [...]
Ofsted reports published in March
A summary of the Ofsted reports into children’s services published during March.
Continued focus on improving social work at Newham
There has been a continued focus on improving social work practice at Newham children’s services thanks to corporate and political focus, Ofsted has said.
Leaders know their service well and this supports the development of good social work [...]
Northern children fall behind southern counterparts
Many of the most disadvantaged Northern children are falling far behind their equivalents in the South, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
A 12-month research project warns that disadvantaged children in the North are less likely to do well in secondary school, more likely to go to a poor school and more likely to leave [...]
