Updates
Agency Rules Consultation: Closes 28 February
On 31 January DfE opened its consultation on Agency Rules for Local Authority Children’s Social Care
Closing date 23:45 on 28 February 2024
Inspiring change?
On 6 February UKSIC published Inspiring change? making a difference, managung influence and navigating change online
Details
Research launched for Safer Internet Day reveals that young people are excited about changes in online technology but express the need for conversation and better support
Reminders From Previous Weeks
Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity
On 17 January RiP published Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity
Details
These open access resources have been developed by a team of researchers at Coventry University in partnership with Research in Practice. They are designed for use by frontline practitioners.
The resources are based on the findings from a project funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The research aimed to listen to minoritised children and young people in care to understand their layered identities. It focussed on understandings of ethnicity and religion and how these intersect with other aspects of identity.
Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.
On 31 January ECPAT UK published Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.
Findings
The critical role of local authorities as first responders in cases of child modern slavery; risk factors associated with child modern slavery for children in care; and
A need for a comprehensive and overarching child exploitation strategy that addresses the gaps in existing legislation.
The report calls for the Home Office to ensure that immigration enforcement functions do not increase the risk of modern slavery for children and young people.
Tools & Templates
We have produced a Regional Improvement Plan (July 2023)
On 6 February UKSIC published Inspiring change? making a difference, managung influence and navigating change online
On 1 February Ofsted and CQC published Alternative provision in local areas in England: a thematic review
On 31 January DfE opened its consultation on Agency Rules for Local Authority Children’s Social Care
On 31 January DfE published Generative AI in education: Educator and expert views
On 31 January Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse published Support matters: The landscape of child sexual abuse support services in England and Wales
On 31 January NSPCC Learning published Home again: reunification practice in England: Understanding reunification practice in the children’s social care system in England
On 31 January NSPCC Learning published Returning children home from care: learning from case review
On 31 January NFER published Ethnic diversity in the teaching workforce: evidence review
On 31 January ECPAT UK published Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.
On 30 January Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published its Annual Review 2022-2023
On 29 January Education Select Committee published Ofsted’s work with
schools
On 25 January DfE published Financial year 2022-23 LA and school expenditure. DfE also published School funding statistics for financial year 2023-2024. This relates to the funding that is allocated to local authorities and state-funded schools (academies) in England by the (DfE) in each year.
On 23 January Joseph Rowntree Foundation published UK Poverty 2024: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
On 18 January ImpactEd published Understanding Attendance
Findings on the drivers of pupil absence from over 30,000 young people in England
On 17 January RiP published Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity
On 12 January Research in Practice invited local authorities to join a network for the National Workload Action Group (NWAG) and Valuing Social Work Project. On 2 January Community Care released a podcast Racism in social work.
On 9 January National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) published National Analysis of Police-Recorded Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) Crimes Report 2022
On 8 January DHSC published A framework of modifiable factors to guide promotion of good mental health in babies, children and young people
On 2 January Community Care released a podcast Racism in social work.
On 19 December DfE launched a Consultation on Guidance for Schools and Colleges on Gender Questioning Children which closes on 12 March 2024
On 19 December Heidi Connor, Senior Coroner for Berkshire published a Prevention of Future Deaths report following the Ruth Perry inquest. Ofsted’s response is here. The DfE response is here
On 18 December DfE published the government’s response to the review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
On 15 December DfE published Children’s Social Care National Framework and Revised Working Together
On 15 December DfE published Championing Kinship Care – The National Kinship Care Strategy