Case review model aims to end social work blame culture
The traditional approach to serious case reviews (SCRs), carried out by local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) after the death or serious injury of a child, has been widely criticised for inhibiting learning by focusing on mistakes and blame.
27 March 2012
More men needed in social work, says role model
“Men have a lot more to offer to this profession than they think they have," says social worker Ciaran Traynor.
22 March 2012
Social care management cull may raise costs, say experts
Plans to slash social care management posts at three London councils, including Westminster (pictured) by merging departments risk costing them more in the long-term, experts have warned.
10 February 2011
Ministers talk up benefits of early intervention
Government talks up early intervention, but councils are unimpressed with funding arrangements. Judy Cooper reports (Picture: Rex)
11 November 2010
What are the options to replace Contactpoint?
Social networking sites could be the model used in designing a replacement for ContactPoint child protection database. Molly Garboden reports. (Picture credit Rex Features)
24 August 2010
Doctors' roles in child protection under spotlight
Doctors' roles and responsibilities in child protection work are to be examined by the General Medical Council, which is asking for submissions of evidence about the issue.
06 August 2010
Union condemns plan for school staff to take social work role
Union officials have condemned the use of schools staff to perform roles traditionally undertaken by qualified social workers at Calderdale Council.
26 July 2010
Munro's brief will consider 'Hackney model' of social work
Education secretary Michael Gove's letter to Eileen Munro, who is reviewing child protection for the government, suggests she has her work cut out.
15 June 2010
Sector confronts prospect of more formal kinship care
There are an estimated 200,000-300,000 UK children in kinship care and yet many in the sector feel it is unrepresented, undervalued and under-used.
26 May 2010
'Social workers must lead support for asylum-seeking families'
molly.garboden@rbi.co.uk Social workers should take over support for all children of asylum-seeking families, according to The Children's Society. In...
20 May 2010
Loss of funding for NCERCC shakes children's homes sector
Confusion and concern has reigned among children's homes professionals over the past week as news sinks in that the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) will no longer be funded beyond this month.
13 April 2010
The case for reforms to England's care system: views from experts
With the care system and family courts under huge str ain, we ask experts from across the children's sector what changes are needed to relieve the pressure
26 January 2010
Children in care: system buckling under the strain
Cafcass, councils and family courts have been under severe stress in the wake of the baby Peter case.
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03 September 2009
Fostering information gap puts families at risk
Councils are still not giving foster carers the information they need to care safely despite two court rulings, finds Gordon Carson
25 August 2009
Interview: Ofsted's Shippam on changes in new inspection regime
Roger Shippam, Ofsted's new director of children's service,s has defended the forthcoming tougher inspection regime, denying it is a knee-jerk reaction to the Baby P case.
27 May 2009
