Proposals to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates of education and children’s care would make the government’s policies on children with special educational needs, early years services and looked-after children unviable, sector leaders have warned.

A whistleblower at Wirral Borough Council has been offered his job back after a long running campaign by local paper, the Wirral Globe.

More children are being taken into care across the West Midlands, according to latest figures. Between 2008 and 2010 many councils saw rises of between 10 and 20%.

CHILD protection cases on Teesside have more than doubled over the past five years, and social workers warn they are struggling to cope.

Discrimination warning as coalition cuts prompt local authorities to set bar higher for eldery and disabled to receive care

The number of children under 11 who are treated in hospital after being assaulted has risen by 20 per cent in the past year, according to latest research.

A survey of social services directors suggests that adult social care is to see around £1 billion of cuts this year.

Care services minister Paul Burstow has given the green light for six councils to introduce independent teams of social workers in adult social services.

Liverpool has been ranked by Ofsted as among the best two cities in England for its care of vulnerable children.

A UNIVERSITY lecturer who died suddenly has been remembered by students and colleagues. Nigel Leech, a social work lecturer at Teesside University, passed away in his sleep on February 27.