by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 2, 2020 | News
What Works for Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) is delighted to announce the 21 local authorities in England who will receive funding to place social workers in their schools to help reduce referral rates to children’s social care. The funding is part of an...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 1, 2020 | News
Guidance for pupils and staff on the use of face coverings in schools and on school transport has been updated in light of the latest scientific and public health advice. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Ofsted has announced that it will begin visits to local authorities and children’s social care providers in England from September 2020. Ofsted has updated the framework and guidance setting out arrangements for focused visits in light of the impact of the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Community Care reports that Border Force has taken responsibility for the care of new unaccompanied asylum-seeking children crossing the Channel into Kent after the local authority said it could no longer accommodate arrivals. The children and young people are staying...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published data from the Department for Education (DfE) on the allocation of devices and 4G hotspots to disadvantaged children during lockdown shows that 200,000 devices and 50,000 routers were available, meaning that...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Manchester have published a report looking at families experiencing child and adolescent to parent violence (C/APV) during the coronavirus pandemic. Findings from an online survey of 104 parents who have...
