Treatment of UASC slammed by charities
The Department for Education's authorisation for the Home Office to place asylum seeking children in Kent in minimally supported hotel accommodation has been slammed by a coalition of almost 70 charities.
The group, led by Children England and which includes Article 39, The Children’s Society, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, NCB and NSPCC, has [...]
Meet the Team – Philip King
Way before gap years were even “a thing”, WillisPalmer’s Executive Consultant Philip King decided to create his own.
Aged 19, and a significant way through a geology degree, Phil decided that education was not for him right then, despite, ironically, doing very well on the course before that point.
“I saved up and flew [...]
COVID impacts negatively on wellbeing of children’s social workers
COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on the wellbeing of children and families social workers, according to a longitudinal study by the Department for Education.
Wave 3 of the study, conducted between September and December 2020, found feelings of stress and having too high a workload have increased since Wave 1 and [...]
Education and Children’s Services complaints dominate Ombudsman’s casework
The highest number of complaints received by the Local Government Ombudsman in the last year were about education and children’s services, the annual report has revealed.
Furthermore, the uphold rate increased across all categories of complaint, except Environmental Services, and the highest proportion of complaints upheld were about Education and Children’s Services (77%).
“We [...]
Barnardo’s chief executive steps down
The chief executive of Barnardo’s Javed Khan has stepped down from his role after seven years at the helm of the children’s charity.
Javed Khan has said that since he started the role in May 2014, he has been “mesmerised by the brilliance” of Barnardo’s, but, after reflecting on what is best for [...]
Children in care in Lambeth experienced sexual abuse, racism and cruelty
Children in Lambeth Council’s care were subjected to sexual abuse, cruelty and racism, an Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has found.
During the public hearings the Inquiry heard of LA-A2, who was found dead in a bathroom at Shirley Oaks in 1977. Lambeth Council did not inform the coroner that he had [...]
