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BUSINESS

Spielman: No silver bullet for children's social care

By Chris Mahony | 07 December 2021

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has warned there is no ‘silver bullet’ to the long-term pr...

HEALTH

Preparation is key

By Cllr Carl Jackson | 06 December 2021

Cllr Carl Jackson outlines how Buckinghamshire Council is attempting to tackle the latest COVID-1...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Crumbling' fostering system failing vulnerable children

By Laura Sharman | 06 December 2021

Urgent action is needed to fix the 'crumbling and failing' fostering system, a charity has warned.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inspection and review announced after court sentences two over Arthur's death

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2021

The Government has announced a local inspection and national review will take place following the...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Focusing on the future for counties and unitaries

By Cllr Tim Oliver | 01 December 2021

Chairman of the County Councils' Network Cllr Tim Oliver says he 'could not fail to be quietly im...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Youth justice is in need of a redesign

By Charlotte Ramsden | 01 December 2021

Shocking television exposure of aggressive staff behaviour towards children at the Medway Secure ...

LEGAL

County lines and the blight on our young

By Julian Hayes | 01 December 2021

The justice system is not providing the adequate protection required by vulnerable children who a...

EDUCATION

Rethinking support for young people

By Anna Smee | 01 December 2021

The Connected Futures Fund seeks to transform how young people are supported into work in places ...

OFSTED

Care managers 'unaware' of weaknesses in service

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2021

Children’s services at Halton BC have undergone a ‘deterioration’ since the council was judged to...

WHITEHALL

National review after concerns at children's homes

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2021

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has commissioned a national review in the wake of Ofsted deregi...

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