London Social Work for Children

1 year ago

External news

Politicians urge end to ‘horrendous’ handcuffing of children in care

Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From a campaign to ban the handcuffing of children in care to a new blueprint for...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/09/ban-horrendous-handcuffing-children-in-care-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ban-horrendous-handcuffing-children-in-care-campaign

1 year ago

External news

Families to face eviction if children fail to inform on knife crime

This week a labour party member announced they will threaten to evict families if their children do not alert the police on people who commit knife crime Darren Rodwell the leader of Barking and Dagenham Council made the threat as the East London authority urged parents to keep closer tabs on their children ahead of...

https://socialcare.today/2023/06/09/families-to-face-eviction-is-children-fail-to-inform-on-knife-crime/

1 year ago

External news

Schools out: children face ‘lost decade’ in education after the pandemic

Government ministers have warned today that if action is not taken soon some pupils will face a 'lost decade' of progress in schools in England The Public Accounts Committee have expressed serious concern that it could take years for the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and others to return to pre-pandemic levels...

https://socialcare.today/2023/06/07/schools-out-children-face-lost-decade-in-education-after-the-pandemic/

1 year ago

External news

‘Little known’ about which practice models work best amid ‘huge variation’ in approach – evidence body

Little is known about which social work practice models work best amid huge variation in approaches across England's local authorities That was among the messages from Foundations the new evidence body created from the merger of What Works for...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/07/little-known-about-which-practice-models-work-best-amid-huge-variation-in-approach-evidence-body/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=little-known-about-which-practice-models-work-best-amid-huge-variation-in-approach-evidence-body

1 year ago

External news

Naomi Allen – 2017 Frontline programme fellow

Naomi Allen was part of the Cohort of the Frontline programme and currently works as a consultant social worker supporting current Frontline programme as they qualify as social workers...

https://thefrontline.org.uk/naomi-2017-frontline-programme-fellow/

1 year ago

External news

Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

Frontline will face tougher targets on qualifying and retaining social workers after winning the right to continue delivering fast-track training for aspiring children's practitioners in England The organisation will also be paid by its results in retaining participants in winning...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/06/frontline-faces-tougher-targets-for-qualifying-and-retaining-social-workers-in-new-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frontline-faces-tougher-targets-for-qualifying-and-retaining-social-workers-in-new-contract

1 year ago

LSWC news

ALDCS Summit Recap

February saw us proudly host our annual children’s summit and first in-person event post-pandemic at The Livery Hall, Guildhall alongside the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services (ALDCS).

Haringey Make History!

Congratulations to Haringey Council who have received their first 'GOOD' rating for it's children's services department since the 2004 Children Act.

London Recruitment Workshop: It's a heart game

The London Innovation and Improvement Alliance (LIIA) hosted a joint workshop stakeholders delivered collaboratively by four London Authorities. They shared their permanent recruitment experiences and learnings.

Frontline to deliver new national fast-track social work training programme

Frontline England's largest social work charity will be delivering the next iteration of the national fast-track social work training programme having been awarded the contract by the Department for Education...

https://thefrontline.org.uk/frontline-to-deliver-new-national-fast-track-social-work-training-programme/

Social work news

Politicians urge end to ‘horrendous’ handcuffing of children in care

Families to face eviction if children fail to inform on knife crime

Schools out: children face ‘lost decade’ in education after the pandemic

‘Little known’ about which practice models work best amid ‘huge variation’ in approach – evidence body

Naomi Allen – 2017 Frontline programme fellow

Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

ALDCS Summit Recap

Haringey Make History!

London Recruitment Workshop: It's a heart game

Frontline to deliver new national fast-track social work training programme