Category: Children’s services

566 Children’s services posts found.

Help make a difference this Foster Care Fortnight and join our amazing foster care community

15/05/2023
3 people playing chess

Those who can offer a Shropshire child a loving and safe home in the county are being asked to come forward and…

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Council gets powers to enforce driving offences – and implement School Streets programme

05/05/2023

Shropshire Council will soon be able to enforce a range of driving offences – and implement its ‘School Streets’ programme – after…

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Children’s residential homes rated “Outstanding” in latest Ofsted reports

28/04/2023

Two Shropshire Council-run children’s homes in Shropshire have again been rated “Outstanding” by the Government’s Ofsted inspectors, following inspections earlier in the…

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Shropshire HAF entertains hundreds of children over Easter school holidays

25/04/2023
children with their feet in a small pool of water

The Easter 2023 programme of holiday activities and food, co-ordinated by Shropshire Council, welcomed hundreds of children and young people across 57…

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News from our partners: Project offering cross-county support for foster carers

24/04/2023
Foster carers Stuart Forrester and Jacquie Forrester with Sadé Liburd, Senior Practitioner and Mockingbird Liaison Worker at Staffordshire County Council

News from our partners Staffordshire County Council Children and young people in care across Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and Telford and Wrekin, are…

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News from our partners: ICS launches a new website for families

24/04/2023

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS (Integrated Care System) has launched a new website that provides consistent, accurate and trustworthy healthcare advice to…

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Youth service team receive Shrewsbury Mayor’s Award for services to young people

20/04/2023
youth support team members being given an award

Shropshire Council’s youth service team have been recognised for their services to young people at the Shrewsbury Town Council Mayor’s Awards. The…

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95% of children offered place at their first choice primary school

17/04/2023
children in field

Families in Shropshire today (Monday 17 April 2023) find out whether their children have been offered a reception place at their preferred…

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Community organisations in south Shropshire invited to networking event

11/04/2023

Organisations and individuals who work with local communities in south Shropshire are  invited to a Strengthening Families Networking Market Place event at…

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Ensuring our care leavers have an egg-cellent Easter

06/04/2023
Easter eggs donated for care leavers

Staff at Shropshire Council have been busy buying and donating chocolate Easter eggs to ensure that children who have left care have…

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