Published on Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 1:57 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s Children’s Services Team have been recognised for being one of the best teams in England for delivering Education, Health and Care Plans for children and young people with special needs on time.
Filed under: Children and Young People | Children’s Services | Schools and Education
Published on Friday 30 December 2022 at 1:00 pm
A children’s social care recruitment event has been organised to bring extra support to young people’s services across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Children and Young People | Children’s Services | Director of Children's Services | Recruitment | TRACK Values
Published on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 3:23 pm
To celebrate National Care Leavers Week, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council launched a new event for young people who have grown up in care.
Filed under: Children’s Services | Leaving Care Team | Young Peoples Service
Published on Tuesday 15 March 2022 at 11:25 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council social workers have joined forces to celebrate their profession this World Social Work Day.
Filed under: Adults' Services | Children’s Services | social work
Published on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at 3:11 pm
Children’s staff at a short break centre for disabled children have been praised for their role in achieving outstanding in a national inspection.
Filed under: Apple Trees | care | children | Children’s Services | disability | disabled | OFSTED
Published on Wednesday 30 January 2019 at 2:08 pm
Graduates and career changers will be given hands-on training in an extension of a fast-track programme to train the next generation of social workers.
Filed under: Children’s Services | Social Care | social work | training
Published on Friday 8 December 2017 at 9:01 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has been praised for its ‘early help and well co-ordinated support’ by Ofsted inspectors who rated children’s services in the area as good.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Council | Children’s Services | Councillor | Harry Catherall | Linda Clegg | Maureen Bateson | Mohammed Khan | OFSTED | top rating
Published on Friday 20 March 2015 at 9:58 am
Young people, parents and staff heard presentations by a survivor of child sexual exploitation and her father at a special event in Blackburn to mark national child sexual exploitation awareness day.
Filed under: child sexual exploitation | Children’s Services | engage
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 10:58 am
Vital services for children and young people in Blackburn and Darwen have been handed prestigious awards for their work.
Filed under: Accreditation | Children’s Services | Councillor | Executive Member for Children’s Services | Frank Connor | young people
Published on Friday 31 October 2014 at 11:49 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has received national recognition for its alternative to care model for young people.
Filed under: ASU | Children’s Services | Councillor | Director of Children's Services | Frank Connor | Linda Clegg | permanence
Published on Wednesday 29 October 2014 at 2:26 pm
Blackburn with Darwen residents are invited to take part in a region-wide art project to help raise awareness of adoption and celebrate the launch of National Adoption Week (3-9 November).
Filed under: adoption | Children’s Services | lets adopt | national adoption week
Published on Friday 24 October 2014 at 12:29 pm
A Darwen nursery marked its 60th anniversary by planting a tree, releasing balloons and a firework display.
Filed under: anniversary | celebration | Children’s Services | Turncroft Nursery
Published on Wednesday 15 October 2014 at 2:51 pm
A Blackburn pupil has won her former school an ipad after winning a logo design competition.
Filed under: Children’s Services | Councillor | Frank Connor | Local Safeguarding Board
Published on Wednesday 24 September 2014 at 3:56 pm
Help is being given to parents in the borough to make it easier to register their baby’s birth.
Filed under: Andy Kay | Children’s Services | Councillor | Frank Connor | Little Harwood | Resources
Published on Tuesday 23 September 2014 at 9:38 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service has launched a new Facebook page for people who are interested in finding out more about adopting a child. People are urged to ‘like’ the Facebook page, Let's Adopt - Blackburn with Darwen, to get regular updates, information and advice about adopting a child, as well as details of training and events.
Filed under: adoption | children | Children’s Services | letsadopt
Published on Tuesday 12 August 2014 at 1:40 pm
On August 19th we celebrate World Photo Day and for this year, businesses, organisations and social groups across the globe are being encouraged to engage their communities with the power of photography.
Filed under: Children’s Services | Councillor | Frank Connor | Private fostering | World Photo Day
Published on Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 3:07 pm
Events that celebrate family life are set to take place across Blackburn with Darwen to help raise awareness of the support available for families who are looking after someone else’s child.
