Social Worker in Schools project extended with DfE funding
The Department for Education has announced further funding for the What Works for Children’s Social Care Social Worker in Schools (SWIS) programme until the end of the 2021/2022 academic year.
SWIS places a social worker within a school to enable staff to work more effectively with education colleagues, children and families. The current scale-up sees [...]
Grooming and online CSA abuse rises over a quarter in two years
Grooming and Child Sexual Abuse material offences recorded by police have increased by more than a quarter since ministers promised to legislate to protect children on social media.
The NSPCC carried out a Freedom of Information request which found that grooming and CSA material offences recorded by police have increased by 27% between 2018/19 and [...]
Definition of kinship care should be enshrined in legislation
A single definition of kinship care should be written into legislation and there should be guaranteed support for kinship carers and their children.
This is the message from the Family Rights Group which says it is time to define a clear and simple legal framework for kinship care.
“Without an agreed definition, kinship carers can quickly [...]
One in three trafficked children go missing from care
One in three trafficked children go missing from local authority care, according to a report by the charities Every Child Protected Against Trafficking and Missing People.
Based on the analysis of data from Freedom of Information requests to local authorities, the report shows that one in three - 378 out of 1,231 - trafficked children [...]
Ofsted: Audit of children in care needed
Ofsted has urged a proper national audit of the needs of children in care.
In research into why do children go into children’s homes, Ofsted says that in order to understand sufficiency properly, there is a need to better understand the extent of the needs of children in care, and better understand the dynamics experienced [...]
Call for evidence over 10-year mental health plan
The Department for Health and Social Care has made a call for evidence to inform a 10-year mental health plan.
The government wants the public, those with lived experience of mental health problems, and health and care professionals to share views on how support and services should adapt for the future.
The new 10-year mental health [...]
