by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 3, 2020 | News
The What Works Centre for Child Sexual Abuse has published a report evaluating three pilot projects which embedded social workers in schools in England. The pilots in Lambeth, Southampton and Stockport explored how working in this way might help reduce referrals,...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
Social workers will be placed in schools to help staff spot signs of abuse and neglect as part of a new package of government measures to support vulnerable children. Placing social workers in schools reflected that educational settings make up the second largest...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published a report looking at care leavers and higher education. Research carried out by the CASCADE centre at Cardiff University shows a gap between the expectations of young people who have been in care and their...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
The Family Fund has published findings from surveys looking at the impact of lockdown on families raising disabled or seriously ill children in the UK and their immediate concerns and needs. Findings from surveys and interviews with 4,517 families include: the...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
Young Minds, together with more than 30 organisations in the UK, have written to the government to highlight the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on young people’s mental health. The letter calls for: emergency funding to increase young...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has announced £3.75 million of funding for mental health in schools that will include new support for children under the age of 11. Find out more here...
