Children
News, practice information and opinion on children and families social work and social care

Care review launches with focus on ensuring love, stability and safety for children in families and in care

‘Short-termist’ government funding for children’s services ‘destabilising’ councils’ ability to sustain provision

DfE failure to ban unregulated provision for under-18s will leave teenagers at risk, warn sector heads

Care review’s rejection of over 900 applicants for experts by experience group sparks ‘pain and anger’

Council no longer at risk of losing children’s services after turnaround since ‘inadequate’ Ofsted verdict

Children, Coronavirus, Workforce
Number of councils reporting high social worker absences due to Covid rises sharply

Children, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
12 lessons for children’s social work from practising under Covid

Almost half of Black safeguarding professionals report lack of equal opportunity to progress at work

Care review offers chance for ‘completely new offer for children and families’, says chief social worker
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