by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 15, 2022 | News
The University of Liverpool has published a study which explores correlations between rising child poverty and children entering care in England. Researchers studied 147 local authorities in England and found that between 2015 and 2020, after controlling for...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 15, 2022 | News
NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing which provides a summary of the updated statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance for schools in England. The briefing sets out changes introduced in the guidance which will be effective from 01 September 2022....
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 8, 2022 | News
Care Review chair Josh MacAlister has set out an argument for one per cent of all teachers to foster a child at their school. In his recommendations to the government, MacAlister called for the recruitment of 9,000 new foster carers in England over three years....
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 8, 2022 | News
A council’s response to children at immediate risk of harm has “deteriorated” after senior leaders failed to speedily put in place extra funds to boost social work capacity, Ofsted has warned. A focused visit to Tameside in April, primarily looking at the council’s...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 25, 2022 | News
The Children’s Commissioner has written a blog in resposne. tothe independent review into children’s social care. ‘I wrote on Friday about the things I wanted to see included in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. This list is based on...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 23, 2022 | News
Children and Families Minister Will Quince addresses Parliament in response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. With permission, Mr Speaker, I will now make a statement on how the Government is responding to the Independent Review of Children’s...
