All supported accommodation providers for looked after 16- and 17-year-olds will be required to register with Ofsted and meet standards from October 2023
Children in or leaving care aged 16 and 17 will be better protected through new regulations that ban unregulated accommodation.
The new regulations include the introduction of new mandatory quality standards in supported...
An Ofsted report published today, finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care.
Local authorities are struggling with a last minute dash to find homes for children coming into care due to the rising demand for places and a lack of suitable accommodation, according to Ofsted.
In a report published today, Ofsted found that the lack of enough...
There is a ‘lack of collective knowledge’ around the needs of children in care, according to a study by Ofsted, published today.
From: Ofsted
Published 13 April 2022
The report ‘Why do children go into children’s homes?’ draws on responses to surveys and discussions between inspectors and children placed in children’s homes, staff and others to provide insights into the...
Funding will help children find permanent homes faster, as research shows more adoptive parents are being recruited and children are waiting less time in care.
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Thousands of vulnerable children in care can find permanent homes faster, through a multi-million pound investment to support new adoptive families settle into...
UK FOSTER CARERS PROVIDED WITH NEW TRAINING TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE
New training course, developed by Internet Matters, The Fostering Network and Dr Simon P Hammond from UEA, has been created for foster carers to help keep children in their care safe online
Research shows that children in care are more at risk of encountering harms online than their peers, with
