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 [...]
High Woods Country Park and the BIG Garden are validated Children's University Learning Destinations.
High Woods Country Park and the BIG Garden are validated Children's University Learning Destinations. Children's University Learning Destinations are places and organisations to which children can "travel" and where they record hours of learning in their Passport To Learning.
Both the Country Park and the BIG Garden are now validated Learning Destinations. This means that if your child brings their [...]
ADCS president accuses universities of turning out ‘crap social workers’...
ADCS president accuses universities of turning out ‘crap social workers’... Shocked academics and social workers call comments 'very disappointing'
Leading children’s director Alan Wood has launched a shock attack on social work educators, accusing prominent universities of turning out “crap social workers”.
In an interview with the Guardian about outsourcing child protection, the president [...]
Home secretary announces wide-ranging inquiry...
Home secretary announces wide-ranging inquiry... Theresa May has announced a full scale inquiry into public bodies' handling of child sex abuse allegations.
A wide-reaching inquiry into institutional child sex abuse is being launched, home secretary Theresa May announced in a statement to Parliament yesterday.
The panel inquiry into historic claims of child sex abuse [...]
