In Help, protection, education: concluding the children in need review (2019) the government committed to take action to improve the educational outcomes of children who have needed a social worker. This February, it announced changes to the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools, a development welcomed by The Children’s Society. Read more here.

This week in education and social care news: The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published its first annual report; The Domestic Abuse Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons; there was a push for increased Local Authority and SEND funding, and it was World Book Day!

What can be done to improve the educational attainment of children who have had a social worker? On Thursday February 27th, What Works for Children’s Social Care launched a report seeking to answer this question, marking an important starting point and paving the way for further debate and research. Read our summary of the event here.