Tag: Children’s Social Services

Bridgend Council's Corporate Parenting Committee is set to receive an annual report this week from Independent Reviewing Officers (pdf). Independent ...

Cllr. Jane Gebbie (Lab, Pyle) has been promoted to Bridgend Council's Cabinet Member for Social Services & Early Help. Cllr. ...

After a follow-up inspection by Care Inspectorate Wales (pdf), Maple Tree House – a council-run care home for children in ...

Bridgend Council's social services department is gradually reducing the number of children taken into care according to a report due ...

Part one of the September full council meeting is available to watch here (link); part two is available here (link). ...

(Title Image: Brynmenyn Primary School via Facebook) After more than four years of background work, Bridgend Council's cabinet will be ...

(Title Image: Wales Online) Brynteg Comprehensive School has apologised for historic sex abuse by former art teacher, Clive Hally (more ...

(Title Image: Maesteg Boyo via Youtube) Here's a round-up of some of the key stories from the March 2021 full ...

  It's the most wonderful time of the year etc. You know the drill. The final budget is set to ...

(Title Image: Pixabay, copyright free) At this week's Cabinet meeting, members will consider introducing a new policy of reduced school ...

As the title suggests, officers have recommended to Bridgend Council's Cabinet that they authorise bringing domestic abuse support services in-house ...

Bridgend Council's final budget for 2020-21 is due to be discussed later this week. Here's a summary. The Overall Picture ...

Here's a summary of some of the key findings from Bridgend Council's Annual Report for 2017-18 (pdf). The report does ...

Back in January, I wrote about changes to support BCBC would offer care-leavers who wish to study at university. After ...

(Pic: WalesOnline)   It's perceived wisdom that there's a link between attending school and doing better – though this ignores ...

(Pic: Jaggery via BBC Wales) It's the end of the month and that means the monthly Bridgend Council cabinet and ...

(Pic: Wales Online)   Another item on the agenda for BCBC's Cabinet are proposals to change the support offered to ...

(Pic: BBC Wales via © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence)   Bridgend Council is ...

Bridgend is set to establish a "hub" for services protecting vulnerable children and adults (pdf). The aim of the Multi-Agency ...

© Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. BCBC's Corporate Parenting Committee (the committee responsible for ...

(Pic : Irish Times)   I recently covered a moderately critical report into Bridgend's Children's Social Services Department (here). It ...

         (Pic: Wales Online)   The Care & Social Service Inspectorate of Wales (CSSIW) today published a critical report into ...

                                                            (Pic: Wales Online)   As you probably all know by now, on June 8th we'll have a snap UK ...

Earlier this week, Bridgend Council's Children & Young People Committee discussed staffing levels in children's social services (pdf). Ongoing issues ...

Local Government and Communities Minister Carl Sargeant (Lab, Alyn & Deeside) produced a report on how local authorities stand compared ...