New Children’s Commissioner report highlights a national scandal
'Early access to mental health support' report shows that there is insufficient lower level preventative support available
April 10, 2019
Insights • children's services
Value – not variance – is key to reforming children’s services
A focus on outcome productivity in children’s services would unequivocally deliver the step changes in understanding called for in the recent PAC report ‘Transforming Children’s Services’.
April 2, 2019
Guest blogpost: “We are already achieving real impact for children and young people through Valuing Care”
Guest blogpost written by Tracey Bowman, Access to Resources Manager at Norfolk County Council.Along with four other local authorities, Norfolk County Council is using Valuing Care to improve the lives of children and young people, and increase the value provided by placements and support.
March 25, 2019
Guest Blogpost: ‘Social Workers make a significant difference in peoples’ lives’
Jacky Yates is Head of Older Adults and Adult Support, and Principal Social Worker, at Ealing Council. On the occasion of World Social Work Day, we asked Jacky to tell us about why it is important, what Ealing are doing to celebrate and her future aspirations for social work.
March 19, 2019
Challenging local authorities to promote LGBT fostering
LGBT History Month is an ideal time to reflect on a number of issues that still disproportionately affect people in the LGBT community. One area very worthy of attention is fostering.
February 26, 2019
Guest blogpost: Getting it right for our children – Valuing Care in Oxfordshire
'It is helping us guarantee that the children in our care have every opportunity to thrive and succeed.'
February 6, 2019
Crisis in high needs funding – a symptom of the fractured education system
Funding isn’t keeping up with demand pressures, but neither is national policy
February 1, 2019
Variation in children’s social care: let’s learn from the best councils
Our response to the NAO's report exploring pressures on children’s social care
January 23, 2019
Central government failure for SEND
Nobody would argue against the additional £250 million granted to councils this week to relieve budget pressures in High Needs funding….
December 19, 2018
