What a fantastic celebratory evening at the Social Worker of the Year Awards on Friday 30th November in London. Social Workers all over the country work tirelessly to help and support vulnerable children and families and it’s fantastic to see their hard work acknowledged and celebrated at such a prestigious national awards event. Children’s Social […]
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The £500,000 grant was awarded to help Mermaids create a network of groups across the country.
But following criticism of the charity, the Big Lottery Fund has announced that it has launched a review....
Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. With best wishes from the team at Research in Practice.
However, a report published after inspectors visited in October and November 2018 said services were improving, despite children, young people and their carers receiving an inconsistent service.
Inspectors...
John Woolham is Senior Research Fellow at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King?s College London. (592 words) Last week I was invited to speak at the launch of ?Help at Home ? use of assistive technology got older people? ? Continue reading ?
After being elected to Haringey Council, Labour Party candidate Seema Chandwani revealed the Tottenham Youth Fund would be launched next year.
The local Labour Party used social media to confirm Chandwani...
Education Secretary Damian Hinds yesterday announced an additional £250m will be given to councils over the next two years to relieve budget pressures in the "high needs funding block", which pays for...
According to a Department for Education survey of local authorities, 44 per cent of councils said they had experienced difficulties in providing 15 hours a week of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds....
Mark Riddell, previously manager of leaving care services at Trafford Council, which became the first to have its support for care leavers rated "outstanding" by Ofsted in 2015, said that over the last...
For charities, 2018 will be remembered not just for the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, but also for the sharp focus on safeguarding. The issues that emerged earlier this year, including in the international aid sector, are a stark reminder to us all, and one that few sector leaders will ever forget.