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• Almost half of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund awards last year exceeded new £3,000 limit

  23-05-2025 20:18
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Almost half of applications for therapy approved by the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) last year exceeded the new £3,000 annual limit per child on funding, government figures have revealed.
  The data shows thousands of care experienced children in permanence placements will go without the therapy they need due to the Department for Education’s decision to c
  
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• Ray Jones: a critique of the DfE’s children’s social work reforms

  23-05-2025 13:53
  
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  By Ray Jones
  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is currently being debated within Parliament and, at the same time, the Department for Education (DfE) is consulting on its proposals for new post-qualifying standards for children and family social workers and an accompanying induction programme. There are significant implications from both for children and families and for socia
  
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• 2025 Frontline Awards winners unveiled

  23-05-2025 12:01
  
  The third annual Frontline Awards took place in London this week, celebrating excellence, innovation and leadership in children’s social work.
  Prizes were awarded in seven categories, recognising high-quality practice along with young people making a difference in the sector.
  Attendees included social workers, care leavers, children’s minister Janet Daby, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, education select committee chair Helen Hayes and care experienced Olympian Fatima Whitbread.
  
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