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National panel of independent experts on serious case reviews: information for LSCBs and Chairs on how the panel will operate
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
The role of the panel is set out in 'Working together to safeguard children' (2013). This Information for Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCBs) outlines the operating guidelines for the national panel of independent experts on serious case reviews: the scope of the panel, the criteria for serious case reviews; publication of reports, which cases the LSCB Chair should inform the panel about; what information the LCSB chair should provide to the panel; how confidentiality of information will be preserved, how to contact the panel; turnaround time between panel meetings and panel advice; and attendance at panel meetings by LSCB Chairs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Statutory guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation seeks the views of Local Authorities, representative bodies and other interested parties on the content of the statutory guidance 'Children Who Run Away and Go Missing from Home or Care' which was originally published in July 2009. The guidance needs to be updated to reflect: 1) widespread concerns about children in care being sexually exploited; 2) changes in policy, such as the requirement of national indicator 71 which no longer applies; and 3) recent changes in statutory guidance (Care planning and Working Together). The deadline for responses is 17 September 2013. (Publisher abstract)
Characteristics of children in need: 2014 to 2015
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical first release provides numbers of referrals and assessments by children’s social care in England. It releases the number of children assessed to be in need of social care services in the year ending 31 March 2015 and the number of children who became the subject of a child protection plan. The document shows that the number of children in need decreased slightly this year. There were 391,000 children in need at 31 March 2015 which is a decrease of 2 per cent from 397,600 last year. The number of children who were the subject of a child protection plan continues to follow the upward trend of recent years - 49,700 children were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March 2015, compared with 39,100 six years ago when the children in need census began. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring disadvantaged pupils attainment gaps over time: statistical working paper
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical working paper sets out current thinking on supplementary measures to enhance the suite of available statistics on attainment gaps. It outlines a possible new methodology for a national Disadvantaged Pupils Attainment Gap Index at key stages 2 and 4. The paper provides background information on existing disadvantage gaps at the expected levels of achievement for key stages 2 and 4. It then considers forthcoming changes to assessment and accountability arrangements, highlighting the challenges for measuring disadvantage gaps over this period and the need for additional supporting measures to interpret changes in the gaps over time. After defining a working methodology for a Disadvantaged Pupils Attainment Gap Index, the paper discusses strengths and limitations identified during development of the measures to date, including the challenges in communicating a 'unitless' index to all users. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 97
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and how practitioners should conduct the assessment of children. It replaces Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010); The Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (2000); and statutory guidance on making arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under section 11 of the Children Act 2004 (2007). Links to relevant supplementary guidance that professionals should consider alongside this guidance can be found at Appendix C of this guidance. The guidance is effective from 15 April 2013. (Publisher abstract)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for children's social care services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
Advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) for local authorities to help support and protect vulnerable children. It includes answers to frequently asked questions in the areas of: Alternative provision, Children's safeguarding, Children's residential care, Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, Care leavers, Foster care, Adoption, and social workers in children's social care. The guidance is for local authorities, those who have corporate parenting responsibilities, and local safeguarding partnerships who work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area. It will also be of interest to social workers, residential care providers and those with safeguarding responsibilities. Note, from the 1 October 2021. The flexibilities in the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus)(Amendment) Regulations 2020 will no longer be available. This guidance was amended in early October 2021 to reflect the new guidance that is is valid from 1 October 2021. This guidance was further amended on 10 December 2021 to reflect the introduction of ‘Plan B’ for England prioritising measures which can help control transmission of COVID-19, while seeking to minimise economic and social impacts – in line with the government’s formal COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021. This guidance was further updated on 15 December 2021 to reflect that daily testing is now recommended for contacts of COVID-19; on 6 January 2022 in relation to new guidance about confirmatory PCR tests; and on 20 January 2022 to reflect the removal of Plan B restrictions. [First published 3 April 2020. Last updated 25 February 2022]. (Edited publisher abstract)
The children in need of help protection call for evidence: analysis of responses
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 51
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises responses a call for evidence from anyone working to improve the educational outcomes of Children in Need, which ran from 16th March 2018 to 1st July 2018. The Call for Evidence received 642 responses, which mostly came from the education sector (86%), although social care professions were also represented. The questionnaire included the areas: direct contact and building relationships; assessment and decision making; working with other professionals; consistency of professionals; supporting the whole family; and evaluating the impact of work to address children's educational outcomes. Key findings include that respondents were generally confident that they had a strong evidence base supporting their work with Children in Need, but there were suggestions that expertise in supporting adults in the child’s family was less well developed. According to respondents, effective approaches to supporting Children in Need involved building stable, trusting relationships with the child and family, and tailored support taking into account both academic matters and emotional ones (Edited publisher abstract)
Keeping children safe in education: Government consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This consultation seeks views about proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, 2015. Proposed changes to the existing statutory guidance include: increasing the focus on the importance of a child centred and coordinated approach to safeguarding; emphasising further the role that individual staff play in safeguarding and the fact it is everyone’s responsibility; highlighting the importance of early help and how it sits in the wider safeguarding system; highlighting the importance of data sharing; clarification on the role of the designated safeguarding lead and cover for the role; a new section to cover online safety; aligning and clarifying training requirements for the designated safeguarding lead and staff; updating the inspection section to reflect the Ofsted framework; and a new section covering children with special educational needs and disabilities. The consultation closes on 16 February 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Rethinking support for adolescents in or on the edge of care: Department for Education Children's Social Care Innovation Programme
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- London
This document presents the conclusions of an eight week evidence-gathering project undertaken by the Department of Education and Deloitte Social Care Practice. It summarises their analysis on the challenges currently facing services for adolescents in or on the edge of care; what might help to overcome these challenges; and how the Innovation Programme will operate in this area to support the sparking and spreading of innovative approaches. The Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme is a two year programme designed to support improvements to the quality of services so that children who need help from the social care system have better chances in life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Overview report: Department for Education Children's Social Care Innovation Programme
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This document outlines context, objectives, focus, key components and underlying principles of the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme. The programme aims to support improvements to the quality of services so that children who need help from the social care system have better chances in life. It also seeks to help local authorities and other commissioners to get better value for public money spent to support vulnerable children and seeks to create conditions in which local systems are better able to innovate in future to drive sustained improvements in outcomes for vulnerable children. To achieve these objectives, the programme supports individual pilots and change programmes which test or spread much more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children; and helps develop stronger incentives and mechanisms for and understanding of innovation, experimentation and spreading of successful new approaches. The principles that inform the programme include: focus on improved outcomes for children and young people; provision of sustained support; practical and integrated delivery; robust, cross- sector governance; and a spirit of innovation and empowerment. The document explains how to be a part of the programme and what types of applications and ideas will be considered. (Edited publisher abstract)