Children's social care strategy: Stable Homes, Built on Love

Closed 11 May 2023

Opened 2 Feb 2023

Contact

CSC Strategy 2023 Consultation Team 6th floor, Sanctuary Buildings

CSCstrategy2023.consultation@education.gov.uk

Overview

We're seeking views on our proposals to reform children's social care. 

Why your views matter

Setting out our vision for reform of children’s social care, Stable Homes, Built on Love: Strategy and consultation responds to recommendations made by three independent reviews.

We are seeking views on our proposed response to various recommendations, including:

  • Support and protection for children and families
  • Support for kinship carers, and wider family networks
  • Reforms to the experience of being in care, including corporate parenting
  • Support for the workforce
  • Delivery and system reform

We are consulting separately on:

Events

  • General Webinar (February)

    From 20 Feb 2023 at 09:00 to 20 Feb 2023 at 10:00

    Please register your attendance at your preferred event on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/ytjzj67s

    Join one of our upcoming webinars to hear about and give your views on the Government's strategy and consultation for transforming children's social care - 'Stable Homes, Built on Love'.

    The webinar will be hosted on Zoom. The agenda and Zoom joining instructions will be shared with you via your registered email address nearer to the event date.

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  • General Webinar (March)

    From 28 Mar 2023 at 19:00 to 28 Mar 2023 at 20:00

    Please register your attendance at your preferred event on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/ytjzj67s

    Join one of our upcoming webinars to hear about and give your views on the Government's strategy and consultation for transforming children's social care - 'Stable Homes, Built on Love'.

    The webinar will be hosted on Zoom. The agenda and Zoom joining instructions will be shared with you via your registered email address nearer to the event date.

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  • General Webinar (April)

    From 20 Apr 2023 at 12:00 to 20 Apr 2023 at 13:00

    Please register your attendance at your preferred event on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/ytjzj67s

    Join one of our upcoming webinars to hear about and give your views on the Government's strategy and consultation for transforming children's social care - 'Stable Homes, Built on Love'.

    The webinar will be hosted on Zoom. The agenda and Zoom joining instructions will be shared with you via your registered email address nearer to the event date.

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Audiences

  • Teachers
  • Headteachers
  • School support staff
  • Early learning and childcare providers
  • Local authorities
  • Further education colleges
  • Designated safeguarding leads
  • Virtual school heads
  • SENCOs
  • Governing bodies and academy trusts
  • Bodies representing schools and local authorities
  • Pupils
  • Young people
  • Parents
  • Foster carers
  • Adoptive parents
  • Employers
  • Community representatives
  • Volunteers
  • Social workers
  • Unions and representative organisations
  • Government bodies and departments
  • Fire sector
  • Those evaluating programmes for children in need
  • Those involved in underlying theoretical research on abuse and neglect, child development etc
  • Those researching children’s social care or education systems, with links to educational outcomes of Children in Need
  • Universities
  • Social workers
  • Team managers
  • Service managers
  • Principle social workers
  • Directors of children's services
  • CAMHS
  • Health visitors
  • School nurses
  • Clinical commissioning groups

Interests

  • Adoption
  • Fostering
  • Accommodation (Looked after children)
  • Advocacy (Looked after children)
  • Care leavers and former looked-after children
  • Financial support (Looked after children)
  • Friends and family care
  • Health and wellbeing (Looked after children)
  • Programmes and initiatives (Looked after children)
  • Social care standards and guidance
  • Special guardianship
  • Support in education
  • Keeping children safe in education and other settings
  • Preventing neglect, abuse and exploitation
  • Safeguarding disabled children
  • Social workers' standards
  • Disabled children