Extend Staying Put rights to children's homes, say MPs
Staying Put legislation should be extended into children’s homes as part of sweeping changes needed to improve post-16 support for looked-after young people, MPs have said.
The education select committee has concluded that allowing looked-after children the right to remain in their care placement until the age of 21 is "inequitable" as it only applies to [...]
Child sexual abuse costs UK economy £3bn per year, finds NSPCC
Child sexual abuse costs the UK economy more than £3bn every year, according to new research published by the NSPCC. Charity hopes awareness of 'multi-billion pound problem' will help start a dialogue with government over preventative care.
In the first study of its kind, the charity found costs to the labour market – through victims’ [...]
Failing care services to be put in special measures
Model to improve failing NHS trusts will be extended to social care. Failing care services to be put in special measures
Failing care services will be tackled through the same special measures used to improve poor-performing hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
The system of special measures, introduced in 11 NHS Trusts following the Mid-Staffordshire hospital [...]
Nicky Morgan appointed Education Secretary...
Nicky Morgan has been appointed Secretary of State for Education as part of a surprisingly sweeping Cabinet reshuffle that has seen a number of children’s sector ministerial posts change hands. Morgan is a trained solicitor and has been Conservative MP for Loughborough since May 2010.
The former Treasury minister takes over from Michael Gove, who is [...]
Cameron's Cabinet Shake Up. Mr Gove has left his job
Mr Gove has left his job as education secretary after four years. He will become Chief Whip in the House of Commons, responsible for party discipline. Downing Street said he would also have an "enhanced role in campaigning and doing broadcast media interviews".
Cabinet ministers staying in their jobs
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne Home Secretary Theresa [...]ADCS president defends ‘crap students’ comment after apologising for his language
Continuing on from his previous comments last week Alan Wood defended the sentiment that social work has a problem with quality while addressing the 2014 ADCS conference.
Hackney children’s director Alan Wood has revealed he stands by the controversial comments he made about social work [...]
