Government launches consultation on children’s social media ban The government has launched a consultation on whether young people under 16 should be banned from having social media accounts. The three...
Training schemes for experienced social workers to launch next year, says DfE Department for Education developing advanced child protection practice and social work leadership development programmes for statutory ch...
ASYE replacement limited to social workers carrying out statutory duties, says DfE Two-year early career development programme for new children’s social workers will launch in September 2027, replacing assessed and...
Sharp drop in number of social workers on ASYE in children’s services Almost 20% fewer newly qualified practitioners started assessed and supported year in employment programmes in 2024-25 than 2023-24, with...
Children experiencing extra-familial harm have highest re-referral rates, DfE analysis shows About a third of referrals for gang involvement, criminal exploitation and missing episodes in 2022-23 were re-referrals, finds Departmen...
Councils to test paying kinship carers to look after children who would otherwise go into care About 5,000 children in seven areas will be supported through pilot – backed by £126m over two years – to test whether paying...
