Croydon children's services 'good' rating is a strong foundation
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon children's services 'good' rating is a strong foundation

By Debbie Jones | 04 December 2024

Croydon’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating for children’s services is no mean achievement as it aims at being the most cost effective and efficient council in London, says Debbie Jones.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Continuing to help young people into adulthood

By Deborah Crossan Managing Director – Children, Families and Education, IMPOWER Consulting | 03 December 2024

'IMPOWER's work with local authorities has led to children and young people being better prepared...

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Government going 'upstream' to help families

By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2024

The new Government is going ‘upstream’ to address problems, with reforms focused on early interve...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024

The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...

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Avoiding the abyss

By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2024

ADCS president Andy Smith talks to Ann McGauran ahead of the National Children and Adult Services...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's social care reform must be more than money

By Heather Jameson | 20 November 2024

Heather Jameson says the education secretary has called for financial transparency and power to i...

SEND

MPs sound alarm on SEND deficits

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2024

Deficits in SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) budgets are among the top concerns ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's social care faces 'biggest overhaul in a generation'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2024

The Government has announced a slew of children’s social care reforms, including new responsibili...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Room to thrive

By Martin Purbrick | 14 November 2024

Martin Purbrick explains how an imaginative solution to a growing problem will enable the council...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A 'no magic bullet' plan for improving young people's lives

By Jonathan Rallings | 12 November 2024

Last year councils overspent more on children’s services than on any other area. Dominic Luscombe...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Young people 'biggest losers' from current children's services system, say councils

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2024

Thousands of youngsters were placed in council care more than 20 miles away from their home last ...

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