Children

News, practice information and opinion on children and families social work and social care
Mary Jackon, chief executive, Frontline

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE awards Frontline £7m contract to run social work leadership training scheme

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Mesnes Park in Wigan

Children, Social work leaders

Council downgraded as Ofsted finds workforce instability driving variable practice

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Durham council children's services staff celebrate their improved Ofsted rating

Children, Social work leaders

County improves to ‘good’ as Ofsted finds intensive family support is improving children’s lives

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Canterbury Cathedral in Kent

Children, Social work leaders

Council gains outstanding grade despite ‘extreme’ workforce challenges

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Regulate or ban social work agencies to tackle ‘profiteering’, urges ADCS president

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Image of Staffordshire County Council's headquarters (credit: John M / Geograph)

Children, Social work leaders

Case management system and heavy workloads hindering county’s ‘skilled’ social workers, Ofsted finds

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Boris Johnson

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Boris Johnson resignation raises questions over social care policies

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Children, Social work leaders

Borough’s ‘inadequate’ decade ends on back of strong children’s trust leadership

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Children, Social work leaders

Some NQSWs carrying overly complex cases, despite council’s effective performance, finds Ofsted

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Children

Most children in care not satisfied with frequency of family contact, study finds

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Human rights card

Adults, Children

Archived: the proposed Bill of Rights and social work

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Asylum-seeking child

Children, Social work leaders

Home Office recruiting 40 social workers to its new asylum age assessment body

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Welcome to Scotland road sign at the Scotland/England border on the A1

Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: rules helping authorities place children across border in Scotland come into force

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Adults, Children

Social workers: tell us how the cost of living crisis is affecting you and the people you support

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Children

Staffing pressures limiting children’s homes’ ability to respond to rising council demand, finds study

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Young black man receiving a mental health assessment

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Archive: guide to the draft Mental Health Bill

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