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Fostering: what do the latest statistics tell us?

Posted by: Matthew Brazier, Posted on: 15 February 2019 - Categories: children looked after, fostering, social care professionals

Matthew Brazier, Ofsted's specialist advisor for looked after children, discusses our latest fostering statistics and what they tell us about the sector.

Ofsted's annual report: a reassuring picture for social care

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 4 December 2018 - Categories: local authorities, social care professionals, social work

Yvette Stanley discusses Ofsted's most recent Annual Report, and the picture for children's social care.

Supervision and effective social work practice

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 23 October 2018 - Categories: local authorities, social care professionals, social work

Effective supervision is central to good social work practice, writes Yvette Stanley.

Integrated children’s systems – what local authorities have told us

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 11 October 2018 - Categories: children's services, local authorities, social care professionals, social work

Yvette Stanley discusses the importance of effective Integrated Children's Systems (ICSs).

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