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Our Regional Improvement Plan for 2022-2023 (July 2022) can be found here
Our Impact Report published in March 2023 can be found here
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Reminders From Previous Weeks
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We have produced a Regional Improvement Plan (July 2022) which will underpin activities while we await publication of the DfE’s reponse to the McAllister Care Review, which is anticipated in Autumn 2022
On 11 May the DfE closes two separate consultations: one on their proposed Children’s social care national framework and dashboard; the other on Child and family social worker workforce.
On 16 March DfE published Pupil absence in schools in England (academic year 2021/2022)
On 16 March DfE published twenty new Safety Valve agreements, including five in the south east
On 9 March 2023, Social Work England published Social work in England: State of the nation 2023
On 8 March 2023, the Children’s Commissioner published Children’s mental health services 2021-2022
On 27 February Spurgeons Children’s Charity published a Family toolkit resources on young people and eating disorders
On 22 February, the Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report “Support for vulnerable adolescents“
On 20 February The Staff College published Leading for Longer A report on turnover of leadership roles in children’s services.
On 7 February DfE published State of the nation 2022: children and young people’s wellbeing
On 2 February DfE published Stable Homes, Built on Love
On 1 and 2 February DfE published updated national results for Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5
On 30 January LGA published SENsational Story and Play, a case study from Dorset Library Services.
On 26 January Joseph Rowntree Foundation published UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
On 17 January DfE published Schools commentary: the emerging picture from 2022/23 inspections
On 9 January DfE launched a consultation on Adoption support agencies: proposed regulation changes which closes at 11.45pm on 20 March 2023
On 16 December Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP (Minister for Immigration) announced a new pilot (and new funding) for UASC children
On 15 December DfE published Evaluation of local authority support on children’s social care services
On 15 December DfE published Behavioural insights: increasing uptake of family hub services.
On 7 December NFER published Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard.
On 30 November The Staff College published Just Fair – Leading in Colour
On 28 November NESTA published Mapping early years practice