Tag Archives | Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Twenty per cent rise in children’s social workers quitting sector last year, suggest government figures

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Annie Hudson, chair, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Arthur and Star cases show need for expert child protection units, finds review

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Bootle Town Hall

Children, Social work leaders

Council at risk of losing control of children’s services as DfE sends in commissioner

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Review proposals to ‘axe’ child protection conference chairs a ‘massive concern’, warns BASW

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Care review lead Josh MacAlister

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Care review urges national social work pay scales to reward expertise and boost retention

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Why only specialist child protection teams will tackle the annual child death toll’

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Quality of social workers ‘higher than ever’, says ADCS president

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Children

From parental blame to partnership with families: how to transform children’s social care

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Children, Social work leaders

Government should be required to ensure enough secure placements, says Children’s Commissioner

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Lower caseloads key to improving child protection following Arthur case, say social workers

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Chief social workers and Zahawi condemn abuse of practitioners in wake of Arthur murder

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Children, Social work leaders

ADCS: ‘significant concern’ over care review’s suggestion of ‘tension’ between protection and support

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Children

‘Rip it up and start again’: the children’s care market must change

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Children

Social workers feel misrepresented by care review, BASW warns

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Josh MacAlister, chief executive of Frontline

Children, Social work leaders

Care review lead urges ministers to prioritise early help, placements and mental health for extra cash

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profits

Children, Social work leaders

Directors urge ‘dismantling’ of children’s social care market in face of ‘immoral’ fees

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