A report investigating abuse and neglect in residential settings for disabled children sets out the case for fundamental changes in provision.
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published recommendations to improve the care, welfare and outcomes for children with disabilities and complex health needs living in residential settings .
Adoption UK welcomes many of the government proposals, which were recently announced, to improve the way children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are supported in schools in England. However the organisation warns that the plan lacks urgency and misses opportunities to improve support for some of the most vulnerable pupils.
For many young people, Christmas is a special time to celebrate and connect with loved ones. But for some children and young people it can be a day where they feel like they don’t belong. The Christingle season has just begun at The Children’s Society – supporting vulnerable young people through Christingle services taking place up and down the country now.
Government commits to major reforms to improve the lives of England’s most vulnerable children and families
Vulnerable children and families in England will be better supported by a fundamental shift in how children’s social care services are delivered, guided by the findings of an independent review of children’s social care published today.
#Bethechange – Local Adoption Charity encourages LGBT+ community to come forward to adopt vulnerable children waiting for their ‘forever’ families
LGBT+ people across the South West are being urged to explore adoption as a potential parenting route as a part of a national campaign launching today (7 March).
With over 80,000 children in care in 2021 in England alone, LGBT+...
Eligible children will be invited by the local NHS
Paediatricians in Devon have offered reassurance about the Covid-19 vaccination to children who have become eligible for the vaccine and to their parents.
Dr Corinne Hayes and Dr Emily Chesshyre, who are both paediatricians based at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, have recorded a short video explaining that the...
New trust set up to run services for vulnerable children and families in Bradford, following recommendations made by Commissioner
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Published 25 January 2022
Bradford’s children’s social care services are set to be lifted into a Trust that will drive rapid improvements, following recommendations made to the...
Families for Children is a local charity and voluntary adoption agency, who support vulnerable children touched by the care system, many of whom have waited the longest in care and have suffered early life trauma, such as abuse and/or neglect. The charity is delighted to be in the running to win a share of a £1million Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across...
New figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year, the Local Government Association reveals today.
There were 536 serious incident notifications in England during 2020/21, up 87 (19 per cent) on the total of 449 in 2019/20, and 41 per cent higher than the 379 incidents five years ago in 2015/16.
£24 million regional fund for children's social care, including funding to support unaccompanied minors
From: Department for Education and Vicky Ford MP
A new programme aimed at levelling up outcomes for vulnerable children and building back a fairer, more resilient system has been announced, backed by £24 million.
