Integrated Children’s System A “Burden” To Social Workers
The government’s IT system for social workers is putting children at risk, University of Nottingham researchers have found.
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The government’s IT system for social workers is putting children at risk, University of Nottingham researchers have found.
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ST HELENS council has avoided having to pick up the bill for “possibly the most expensive care package in the country”, after a High Court ruling.
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Newly-qualified social workers in Wales will benefit from two guides intended to smooth their transition from students to full-time practitioners.
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The approach to the restraint of young people in young offender institutions, secure training centres and secure children’s homes (under-18 secure estates) is to be overhauled, the Government announced today.
Read MoreOfsted is considering introducing a “whistle-blower hotline” for social workers in light of the Baby P tragedy, the watchdog’s chief inspector said today.
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NOTTINGHAM’S new head of children’s services says social workers should bypass their managers and go to him with concerns about their cases.
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Many children with special educational needs (SEN) are being let down by the education system, children’s secretary Ed Balls said last week, as he unveiled a £38m funding package aimed at boosting their achievements at school.
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The NSPCC in Derry have launched a new service to support children and parents living with domestic violence. The Domestic Abuse Recovery and Support service will help families recover from the effects of domestic violence.
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Social services admit errors in Redditch suitcase body caseSocial services admit errors in Redditch suitcase body case
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TWENTY-three years after starting her career pounding the beat as a young uniformed bobby in Hawick, Detective Chief Inspector Linda Little has become head of CID in the Borders.
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