The report notes that the rate of decline of violence against children and young people is almost double fall in injuries caused by violent attacks overall.
Read moreThe guidance suggests that that named doctors for looked-after children are allocated at least four hours per week to handle a caseload of 400 children in care. Also each specialist nurse should have a caseload of 100 looked-after children.
Read moreCollaboration should include more sharing of staff and expertise to help the sector as a whole. This would also help youth groups make local lobbying of MPs and councils more focused and effective.
Read moreThe new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has vowed to make the extension of support rights for children in residential care a key goal of her time in office.
Read morePayment-by-results will be used as part of a five-year programme to improve resettlement support for young people leaving custody. Read more...
Read moreInterface are delighted to have been awarded the training contract to provide the Motivational interviewing learning & development programme for Hertfordshire.
Read moreLatest figures for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) show a total of 1,066 care applications were received...Read more
Read moreAssociation of YOT Managers chair Gareth Jones is concerned that the attempts to improve transfer of cases from youth to adult services will fail... Read more...
Read moreCarey Oppenheim, chief executive of the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), says youth work is struggling to overcome the “evidence challenge” of proving to government and council commissioners that its work can improve young people’s lives...
Read moreUK Youth, state that they are increasingly hearing concerns about young people's mental health being raised in youth work settings...
Read moreChildren who are bullied are at greater risk of mental health problems in later life than those who are maltreated by adults, according to research...
Read moreInjuries to children and young people recorded by health services in England and Wales fell 18% in 2014 according to research by Cardiff University...
Read moreWest Sussex County Council has announced an overhaul of its social work team, including the creation of an “academy” to support new recruits and prevent burnout...
Read moreAs part of a project jointly managed by the Carers Trust and The Children's Society, called the Young Carers in Schools Programme, schools will be able to sign up to receive guidance and tips on how to support young carers...
Read moreInspectors praised a project designed to improve care leaver support...read more...
Read moreA proposed young people and youth service bill to the House of Commons...
Read moreA report by the NAFP states that some councils are forcing foster carers to apply for (SGOs)... read more...
Read moreA study reveals that dentists lack confidence to raise concerns about neglect...read more...
Read moreCuts to children’s early help services could see a fall in the level of prevention work...read more
Read moreProjects designed to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) will benefit from close to £1m in Big Lottery Fund...read more...
Read moreThe numbers of young people in custody has increased again...read more...
Read moreYouth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need...read more...
Read moreThe government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement...read more
Read moreA strong early years sector needs a robust, reliable inspection framework...read more...
Read morePoliticians blaming social workers for challenges facing children’s social care has made it difficult for councils to fill vacancies...read more...
Read moreThe number of young people convicted for an offence for the first time is continuing to fall...read more...
Read moreIt is “essential” that the government creates a five-year plan to help young people navigate their journey from school...read more...
Read moreAn internet safety guide has been launched to support parents...read more...
Read moreThe chair of the British Youth Council has called on the government to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote...read more...
Read moreThe Welsh government has boosted funding for child and adolescent mental health services...read more...
Read moreWe need to ensure robust intervention powers for all of those held accountable for school performance...
Read moreThe LGA is calling on the government to carry out urgent reform of the system...read more...
Read moreExtending the free childcare offer without first addressing these funding gaps will only exacerbate this problem further...read more...
Read moreOne in five families are struggling to provide their children with basic food and heating ...read more...
Read morePowers requiring councils to combine their adoption functions will be included in a Schools and Adoption Bill...read more...
Read moreA consultation event organised by the Who Cares? Trust found overwhelming support from young people to see the role of Independent Reviewing Officer role taken out of council control...read more
Read moreChildren as young as seven have been investigated by police for allegedly attacking their parents...read more...
Read moreWe do not have sufficient high-quality information about what is happening to the health of our children...read more...
Read moreCare leavers in England are asking the Government for help with employment, training and housing, and for continued support beyond the current age of 21...
Read moreEffective Supervision, Skills to Work Effectively with Complex Families and Child Sexual Exploitation are training events happening across the UK between September and October 2015...read more...
Read moreLondon Staff support/Supervision Training 23-24th November 2015...
Read moreNewcastle Staff support/Supervision Training 19-20th October 2015...
Read moreBirmingham Staff support/Supervision Training 19-20th October 2015...
Read moreHigh rents and mortgages in England mean too many families are skimping on heating and winter clothes to make ends meet, says housing charity Shelter...
Read morePrime Minister David Cameron said that families are the "best anti-poverty measure ever invented"... read more...
Read moreSix local authorities are to receive a share of £200,000 in government funding to test out alternative ways of providing youth services... read more...
Read moreThe DfE have confirmed that a consultation on the future of children’s centres has been delayed... read more...
Read moreJoint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for vulnerable children and young people will launch in February... read more...
Read moreA Home Office study found more 9 to 14-year-olds are getting involved with gangs compared with two years ago... read more...
Read moreEducation Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced that there will be a new social work organisation to drive up standards... read more...
Read moreEducation Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced an additional £200m investment in the adoption system... read more...
Read moreCouncils across England will share £35.8m in 2016/17 to help them transfer young people to education, health and care (EHC) plans... read more...
Read moreThe government has published the response to the childcare provider ‘rights to request’ consultation... read more...
Read moreThe head of Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw has questioned the focus of directors of children's services... read more...
Read moreThe All Party Parliamentary Group on Children’s Centres have undertaken an inquiry into the future... read more...
Read moreNHS England has established a new perinatal mental health community services development fund... read more...
Read moreThe chair of the National Association of Virtual School Heads has said that virtual school heads are sometimes told by a head teacher that a school cannot take on a looked-after child because they are full... read more...
Read moreConsultation on Local safeguarding Transitional arrangements
Read moreExpert Working Group (working with Social Care Institute for Excellence - SCIE) final report.
Read moreParents’ alcohol abuse is damaging the lives of an estimated 700,000 teenagers across the UK, according to new research from The Children’s Society.
Read moreAs a result of the inspection judgement of inadequate in June 2015, Sunderland Council set up TfC to deliver children’s services functions on behalf of the council, including early help, social care and education services for children.
Read moreTesting new ways of working in children's care.
Read moreThe children's commissioner for England has pledged to push for action to address rising numbers of vulnerable children being informally excluded by schools.
Read moreHM Inspectorate of Prisons analysis of experiences in youth prisons.
Read moreAn education expert has told MPs that changing the way school league tables are compiled could help reduce the number of pupils excluded because they are struggling academically.
Read moreFollowing the Budget 2017 there was an announcement of changes that will make a huge difference to the thousands on Universal Credit.
Read moreA survey by the Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board to gain best practice across the system.
Read moreA multi-million pound package has been announced to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Read moreThe education committee called to end ban on local authorities creating multi-academy trusts.
Read moreThe Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to abuse and neglect in Cheshire West and Chester found good evidence of multi agency work to support children in the area.
Read moreThe Troubled Families Programme (2015 – 2020) is working to achieve significant and sustained progress with up to 400,000 families with multiple, high-cost problems by 2020. This is backed by over £900m of central government investment.
Read moreThe inspectorate's 2017 annual report states that in some cases informal exclusions are taking place, with parents being asked by head teachers to keep children at home as schools are unable to effectively support them.
Read moreThe new accreditation system for children’s social workers is now being tested in a small number of areas.
Read moreAll of the members resigned in protest stating that they felt that there was a lack of support from government.
Read moreThe government is asking people for their views on a green paper setting out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people.
Read moreLabour has called on the government to deploy youth workers in hospitals to counter the growing number of young people dying from knife crime.
Read moreInvestment of £50m in early years provision.
Read moreThe committee will consider, scrutinise and explore areas of the free childcare entitlement for working families.
Read moreThe Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, unveiled new plans to help tackle inequality in education and help ensure children from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their full potential.
Read moreWolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board SERIOUS CASE REVIEW on Child G wants to see agencies involved in the case look closely at how domestic abuse services can be improved as well as how those working with families can better understand how faith can impact on parenting.
Read moreThe Princes Trust found that almost half of young people fear that there will be fewer job opportunities in the next three years.
Read moreThe Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health state that child health is suffering at the hands of a disjointed approach from central Government.
Read moreAn intensive family therapy programme, used nationwide to turn around the lives of teenagers involved in antisocial behaviour and on the edge of care, is no more effective than conventional methods, researchers have concluded.
Read moreFive London boroughs have joined forces to launch a therapeutic care programme funded with a £4.5m social impact bond, in a bid to keeping more than 350 vulnerable young people out of care.
Read moreA snapshot survey released by Carers Trust today, reveals a high proportion of infant young carers are regularly suffering from broken sleep in order to look after unwell family members
Read moreCouncil areas with the highest levels of deprivation are bearing the brunt of children's services funding cuts, research has found.
Read moreEvery secondary school in the country should be able to offer independent mental health counselling to all pupils
Read moreThe Career Development Institute says measures in careers strategy will fail to live up to its aim to improve careers advice.
Read moreA Review for the Department for Education by Sir Martin Nareyand Mark Owers
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Read moreOfsted to raise concerns with eight areas about the high number of pupils being removed from schools.
Read moreBarnet has become the first local authority in London to launch its own charity to help looked after children fulfil their dreams and aspirations.
Read moreFollowing the findings of a recent academic study BASW (British Association of Social Workers) it found that adoption laws should be overhauled to ensure children can retain close to their birth families.
Read moreGovernment’s failure to acknowledge that many problems to improve mental health are the result of public spending cuts.
Read moreLarge number of qualified staff leaving nurseries due to low pay, endangering the government’s push to increase the provision of high-quality childcare.
Read moreAnne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner identifies the extent of how much children from the north are falling behind compared to their peers in London.
Read moreDamien Hinds, Education Secretary expresses his concern of the high levels of children being excluded and could see the benefit of schools with low exclusion rate to share information.
Read moreFrustrated primary staff felt they were doing everything they could to support young people at risk of getting involved with gangs.
Read moreA £4m fund has been established to review, understand and develop ways to help children with additional needs.
Read moreGovernment to fund a trial in working with young offenders to address reasons for their behaviour.
Read moreA new Serious Violence Taskforce to bring together key sectors.
Read moreThe government has set out their response to serious violence and recent increases in knife crime, gun crime and homicide.
Read moreThe Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has backed a stocktake and recommendations by supporting the idea that Councils should be given the choice whether to continue providing independent reviewing officers for children in care
Read moreA new funding system, called "earned autonomy" will be piloted with 11 local authorities from next month to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme.
Read moreADCS highlighted that more regulation is needed around children who are home schooled.
Read moreThe Home Secretary has announced that a coalition of government ministers, cross-party MPs, police leaders, local government and the voluntary sector will make up the Serious Violence Taskforce – which will ensure sustained, swift and decisive action against violent crime.
Read moreA pilot programme that works with young offenders is to be expanded.
Read moreCentrepoint launches data on youth homelessness in the UK
Read moreRead the review of the state of children's social care.
Read moreA £39m programme aimed at reducing conflict between parents in disadvantaged families is to be trialled in 30 council areas. This is to build on existing activity, committed expert organisations and the latest evidence to maximise the impact of investment.
Read moreFunding that the government pays to LA's is not sufficient to support vulnerable pupils
Read moreChildren and parents will be seen by health visitors at least eight times before their fourth birthday as part of an early intervention initiative designed to improve outcomes for children.
Read moreOfsted inspector Sue Morris-King spoke to the education select committee and said that OFSTED are ramping up scrutiny of off-rolling. She said that they will strongly challenge any school pressuring parents to take children off roll during inspection and have recently trained inspectors on the issue.
Read moreInterface were appointed to provide West Sussex Children's Commissioner in Public Health Directorate with information and understanding about the experience and activity for those young people moving between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services...
Read moreThe course will equip workers with the understanding, ability and confidence to go out and work effectively with children, individuals and families with complex and multiple needs.
Read moreWe have developed a range of tools and training to support schools work with vulnerable children and families...
Read moreWe understand the complexity of the Early Years sector and the escalating demands for increased capacity alongside improved outcomes for children. We offer a wealth of flexible, bespoke and cost effective options to support you-read more...
Read moreWe are a national provider of consultancy support for those working with vulnerable individuals and families. We aim to enhance capacity and expertise on a local level, focusing on priority areas of service delivery.
Read moreWe are national leading experts in Early Help and the Troubled Families agenda – see the wide range bespoke support that we can provide.
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Read moreThe Early Intervention Foundation have carried out a review of ‘What works to enhance inter-parental relationships and improve outcomes for children’ for the Department for Work and Pensions.
Read moreParental Mental Health and Child Welfare Work Volume 2 explores the mental of health of parents and its impact on child welfare.
Read more“Interface carried out an evaluation of our Early Help services. We were particularly impressed with the range of skills and experience across the team and the way they liaised with family members and professionals. Also, the regular communication and management of the process.
The team were very flexible and the report was well written in plain English.
We were very pleased with the evaluation and the reports will inform our service development and practice.
“We approached Interface to discuss the delivery of their Supervision training in-house for our organisation. Their proposed solution allowed for us to tailor the training to exactly meet our needs. The trainers delivery was engaging and inclusive. She used lots of relevant and practical examples imparting her extensive knowledge. Delegates left the training with specific individual plans which should have a positive impact on their practice of supervision.
Wendy Such (Parenting Coordinator, Bracknell Forest)“Thank you! The trainer was extremely knowledgeable, the course was really useful to me and I learnt a great deal that will be of use.
Ashmead Primary School Teacher“Interface were very flexible in meeting our organisation’s needs. The trainer’s style was particularly effective in holding, supporting and gently challenging staff during a period of significant change and subsequent uncertainty. Her training style is clear, warm, appropriately challenging and encourages reflection. She has fed back regularly to managers on any wider issues that have been raised during the training and that we should be considering which is particularly helpful. Feedback from participants has been consistently positive about the quality of the delivery of the training.
Kirsten Carr, Early Help Transformation and Impact Manager (London Borough of Haringey)“Many thanks for the report, the work that went into it and the slides. I hope you are all having a well-deserved rest! Please know that the work will result in positive change and that you will have been instrumental in putting us on the right path.
Kate Wesson, Project Manager Children and Families Commissioning Team (West Sussex)“The trainer was very professional, timely and efficient – she was clearly experienced and confident.
All workers who attended benefited from the mixture of information giving / role play / & handouts to read and absorb once the training was finished. Following the training staff felt more familiar with the principles and the basics of MI conversations.
We would recommend Interface to other organisations.
“The Interface team were excellent to work with - professional, skilled, knowledgeable with great communication skills. The staff consulted with us really well and adapted any areas where necessary to give the training a localised feel.
The sessions were really informative and offered inter-disciplinary professionals the chance to share ideas and talk about any barriers in a safe environment. Celebrating success was key throughout and staff really enjoyed the group sessions as well as learning from them.
We offered this to staff who were or were prepared to be CAF Lead Professional in order to boost their confidence and skills. I would offer this to others if the opportunity arises in the future and would recommend it to other areas.
“The Motivational Conversations course was inspirational as well as being highly empowering. My colleagues and I are using the skills taught to ensure that our communication with clients and the children have a greater impact as well as being sympathetic to their needs and perceptions. If you have any contact with Wendy please can you share my comments.
Local Education Advisor, Bracknell Forest