Reducing Parental Conflict Programme receives £33m boost
£33 of funding has been announced by the government to tackle conflict at home and improve outcomes for children.
The funding has been announced by the government for the Reducing Parental Conflict programme – which funds councils across England to deliver evidence-based relationship support to parents in their communities.
The Reducing Parental Conflict Programme has been [...]
Educational programme launched to raise awareness of abuse
Barnardo’s has launched an educational programme for schools to raise awareness of different types of abuse and exploitation that children and young people may experience.
The charity has re-launched its Real Love Rocks programme after Ofsted found that almost four-fifths (79%) of girls surveyed had been sexually assaulted, 81% had been the subject of rumours [...]
Education secretary urged to protect children from exploitation
The Secretary of State for Education has been urged by a coalition of 12 children’s charities led by Just for Kids Law to introduce guidance on exclusions and behaviour in a bid to protect vulnerable children facing school exclusion from child criminal exploitation.
The children’s charities including NSPCC, The Children’s Society, and Barnardo’s, have sent [...]
Reflections on Supervision…
By Lucy Hopkins, Head of Practice
Recently, Dave Wareham, Head of Services, and I delivered Supervision training to a group of senior family support workers from the London Borough of Haringey. Not only was it great for us to have a day out of the office, but visiting local authorities and meeting Social Care staff is [...]
JTAI to continue but without HMI Probation
Joint Targeted Area Inspections are set to continue – but without probation input, it has been announced.
Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have announced that their programme of joint targeted area inspections will restart.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care, said: “Restarting [...]
75 local authorities set for Family Hubs
Seventy five local authorities have been announced as eligible to create Family Hubs in their area, giving parents advice on how to take care of their child and make sure they are safe and healthy.
Backed by £302 million of funding, the hubs will provide services including parenting and breastfeeding support. The government announced that [...]
