London Social Work for Children

1 year ago

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Ministers ‘in the dark’ about the educational fate of thousands of children

According to new research at least children are being taught in unregistered Alternative Provision units which do not meet basic safeguarding standards Yesterday The Centre for Social Justice CSJ an organisation dedicated to helping people who live in poor and disadvantaged communities released new shocking figures about the number of children who are being...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/08/ministers-in-the-dark-about-the-educational-fate-of-thousands-of-children/

1 year ago

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Herefordshire children’s services commitment to improvement remains crucial, Ofsted says

A recent visit from Ofsted inspectors to Herefordshire's children's services outlined significant improvements but commitment to progress remains vital In July Ofsted deemed Herefordshire's children's services 'inadequate' but after two visits in June the organisation reported visible progression in the way the authority supports children's needs under a protection plan However although Ofsted...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/04/herefordshire-childrens-services-commitment-to-improvement-remains-crucial-ofsted-says/

1 year ago

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Food for thought: breast milk boosts brain power

American-based research has discovered a micronutrient in breast milk provides significant benefit to the developing brains of newborns The study of which findings were published last week included experts from Tufts University Boston examining a sugar molecule known as myo-inositol which is most prominent in human breast milk during the first month of lactation Researchers...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/02/food-for-thought-breast-milk-boosts-brain-power/

1 year ago

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Nearly half of children saw social and emotional skills worsen during pandemic – study

Almost half of children saw their social and emotional skills worsen during the pandemic according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies IFS with economic turbulence playing a role Nearly half of parents reported that their child's social and emotional skills had worsened during the first year of the Covid- pandemic By contrast just one...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/02/nearly-half-of-children-saw-social-and-emotional-skills-worsen-during-pandemic-study/

1 year ago

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A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

New research from University College London UCL has found students in England with a care background are more likely to be excluded The research which was published in the online journal Child Abuse amp Neglect earlier this week used anonymised data from the Department for Education's National Population Database which covered all children starting state...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/28/a-third-of-children-in-care-face-school-exclusion-new-research-shows/

1 year ago

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Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms

The government has named Dorset Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton as the first areas to be chosen to deliver the Families First for Children programme They will test new ways to reform every part of the children's social care system with the goal of helping children stay with their families while protecting vulnerable children where needed The...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/28/government-names-first-areas-to-test-childrens-care-reforms/

1 year ago

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Government ‘has more work to do’ on landmark childcare reforms – report

The House of Commons have warned the government should consider wider policy changes to ensure children benefit from high quality affordable childcare and to help parents and providers who are struggling The findings come in a new report which concludes the cross-party committee's inquiry that was launched amid warnings that state and private providers had...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/26/government-has-more-work-to-do-on-landmark-childcare-reforms-report/

1 year ago

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Children in care costs nine times higher than government funding – report

The cost of accommodating teenagers in semi-independent housing could be over nine times higher than government funding a new report has found A new report which was produced by the County Councils Network CCN and London Innovation and Improvement Alliance LiiA revealed that young people who leave children's homes to live in independent housing will...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/24/children-in-care-costs-nine-times-higher-than-government-funding-report/

1 year ago

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Figures show one in ten children hit by two-child limit

Children's charities have written to party leaders in the House of Commons demanding the removal of the two-child limit on benefits after official figures showed one in children are now affected by the policy The two-child limit which took effect in is one of the biggest drivers of rising child poverty -- up...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/17/figures-show-one-in-ten-children-hit-by-two-child-limit/

1 year ago

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Supporting LGBTQ+ care leavers

Transitioning from a young person in care to a care leaver was no easy feat The pressure to become an adult overnight without a personal advisor by your side and be thrown into a world without support for LGBTQ care leavers was not only a daunting thought but a very real reality for me Soon I learned that this was the case for countless other LGBTQ care experienced young people in the UK...

https://thefrontline.org.uk/supporting-lgbtq-care-leavers/

Social work news

Ministers ‘in the dark’ about the educational fate of thousands of children

Herefordshire children’s services commitment to improvement remains crucial, Ofsted says

Food for thought: breast milk boosts brain power

Nearly half of children saw social and emotional skills worsen during pandemic – study

A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms

Government ‘has more work to do’ on landmark childcare reforms – report

Children in care costs nine times higher than government funding – report

Figures show one in ten children hit by two-child limit

Supporting LGBTQ+ care leavers