Yesterday (Thursday 30 April), Minister for Children and Families Vicky Ford wrote to the Guardian about how the government is making sure vulnerable children are protected during the coronavirus pandemic. Her letter can be read in full below.
Today's blog focuses on measures to increase social workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Today’s blog looks at a consultation that will change the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools.
The majority of schools are safe environments for pupils and teaching staff, and it’s important they remain so. The Education Secretary has been clear that education is the best protection for vulnerable young people most at risk of being led down a dangerous path, and we must all take a united approach to protecting them.
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the new funding for training social workers.
Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the Key Stage 2 SATs results, the Public Accounts Committee report on academy conversion and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children’s report on early years services. KS2 SATs On Tuesday, 10 …
Today’s blog looks at the number of children’s social workers and children’s mental wellbeing.
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at World Social Work Day 2018.
Today’s education in the media blog looks at our published provisional statistics on pupil performance in GCSEs and A levels, and the children’s social care sector.
Today’s news review focuses on the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) which assesses the quality of help and protection for children in England.