CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social workers' status has suffered after 'Baby P' case

08 May 2009

Recruiting and retaining social workers is a national struggle in the wake of the ‘Baby P’ case, ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Just do it

30 April 2009

Chris Waterman considers the recent select committe report on looked after children .

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Closer ties 'key' to child care

23 April 2009

Whitehall departments must finally ‘get their act together’ and collaborate to protect children i...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Essex seeks debate as staffing crisis deepens

16 April 2009

Essex CC has called for a national debate on the staffing crisis facing social services – after b...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Private child care slated

08 April 2009

Councils outsourcing child residential care to private firms are driving down standards of care s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Chiefs in the spotlight

01 April 2009

Council chief executives have been called in to talk to the Department of Children, Schools and F...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Plugging the gaps

01 April 2009

Following the Laming report into the death of Baby P, David Prince looks at the GSCC’s code of p...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Boosting child protection

01 April 2009

Following publication of Lord Laming’s inquiry into child protection measures in the wake of the ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Shoesmith takes Ofsted to court over dismissal

12 March 2009

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A needle in a haystack

04 March 2009

Looking for evidence of child abuse is like searching for a needle in a haystack. But the task is...