Tag Archives | looked-after children

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted hails ‘inadequate’ council’s progress in latest visit

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Children

‘Social workers judged me without knowing me’: tackling the criminalisation of care-experienced girls

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Why social work needs to become more skilled in kinship care’

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Children

‘Resident protests against children’s homes are a microcosm of an uncaring care system’

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Children, Social work leaders

High Court dismisses claim that failure to ban unregulated placements for 16- and 17-year-olds was unlawful

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers could double time spent with families through more efficient systems, report claims

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Dysfunctional’ care market needs overhaul to tackle high prices and scarce placements, says watchdog

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils struggling to manage children’s homes market, amid placement shortage, study finds

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Children, Coronavirus, Social work leaders

Relational practice helping keep numbers entering care below long-term average, claim councils

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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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Children, Social work leaders

Children adopted from care falls to lowest in 21 years, government figures show

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Children

Time-poor, overstretched and changing too often – children’s experiences of social workers

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Children

‘Why social workers need to show children they care’

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Why recognising foster carers as workers would provide more stability for children and reduce costs’

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Inform Children

Working with parents of looked-after children: key tips for social workers

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