WHITEHALL

Government makes exam grades U-turn

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2020

The education secretary has bowed to public pressure and announced students will receive teacher-...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

ADCS president calls for welfare overhaul

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2020

The impact of the pandemic on children’s futures must not be underestimated, the president of the...

PEOPLE

Surrey CC director dies suddenly

24 June 2020

Surrey CC director of children’s services, Dave Hill, died suddenly last night, the council has a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children should not carry the cost of this crisis

By Jenny Coles | 02 June 2020

Emergency funding for the pandemic is welcome, but it is not enough to cover costs. Children shou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Charity threatens legal action on changes to safeguarding laws

By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2020

A charity has threatened legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) if it does not w...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Working through the pandemic to protect children and families

By Ann McGauran | 29 April 2020

A new report has identified the groups of children most likely to be at risk under lockdown. How ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pandemic is making 'inadequate funding baseline' worse, says new ADCS president

By Ann McGauran | 23 April 2020

The incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) says she wan...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

An opportunity amidst the gloom

By Jenny Coles | 21 April 2020

As social workers battle the coronavirus, Jenny Coles calls for children’s interests to be centre...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Critical decisions loom in the children's care homes sector

By Monica Macheng | 11 March 2020

Monica Macheng examines the key challenges facing local authorities looking for suitable places f...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Aspire towards achievement

By Rachel Dickinson | 11 March 2020

Rachel Dickinson argues the review of children’s care in England must challenge the stereotype th...

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