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Children, Workforce

Ofsted publishes latest wave of new-style children’s social care inspections

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Workforce, Children

Coventry pledges rapid improvements after Ofsted deems it ‘inadequate’

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Workforce, Children

Planning reforms may be needed to curb risks to children in residential care, warn MPs

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Children

More than 80% of councils promise support for care leavers until they turn 25

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Jenny Molloy

Children

‘My social workers worked tirelessly to keep me safe, protected and feeling loved’

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Children

Children’s minister: ‘Why we must change outdated practice model of social care’

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Children, Mental Health, Workforce

‘How we’re giving social workers a fuller assessment of looked-after children’s mental health needs’

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Children

Care failures contributed to prison death of looked-after child

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Legal, Children, Workforce

Social workers found in contempt of court after denying a mother access to her children ‘were following procedure’

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Children

Young offenders reveal inconsistent care and treatment in custody

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Children

Why the term “foster carer” is a problem

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Children

Children’s minister unveils new government strategy for care leavers

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Children

‘This can’t be another project that gets people talking about care leavers, then disappears’

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Children

‘How we’re helping to raise the profile of care leavers in the criminal justice system’

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Children

‘We spend thousands a month on each child in care, but many are ejected with nothing’

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Children

Will Ofsted’s tougher inspection framework improve services for care leavers?

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