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July  

• Children's messages on care now published by the children's right director for England

• Big lottery launches new fund to support young people make positive transitions

• New toolkit - joint commissioning approaches to homelessness prevention, accommodation and support for young people

• From Care2Work one year on – Interim report highlights progress, achievements and challenges

• NCAS vacancy for Policy Officer

June

• Care Leavers' Inter Authority Protocol lead officer database updated

• From Care to Adulthood in a Shrinking Economy

• Help us review NCAS work- NCAS stakeholder survey

• May 2010 edition of Keynotes now published

• This year's budget cuts in the Department for Education

May

• Yorkshire and Humber regional leaving care forum showcase good practice for young people leaving care

• Information, Advice and Guidance Services for Young People – Summary of consultation document

• NCAS vacancy for Research Manager

• New Department for Education statistics on outcomes for looked after children released

April

• New vacancies in the NCAS Projects and Participation teams

• NCAS response to the Planning Transitions to Adulthood for Looked After Children

• DCSF Regulation and Guidance on Care Planning published

• DCSF guidance on provision for accommmodation for homeless 16-17year olds  

March 2010

• NCAS welcomes new Head of Service Wendy Green

• ‘What could make the difference? – care leavers and the welfare benefits system’.

• Consultation on the transitions guidance: presentations and feedback 

February 2010

• What is 'suitable accommodation' for care leavers? - New report on survey findings

• Consultation Events:Draft Guidance and Regulations Planning Transitions to adulthood for looked after children

• Planning transitions to Adulthood for Looked After Children - draft guidance out now

January 2010

• Big lottery funded research project on corporate parenting

• "Making corporate parenting work - NCAS wants your views on our new model"

• The From Care2Work Quality Mark - Are you a quality champion for care leavers?

• New briefing on apprenticeships for care leavers from From Care2Work

• Special January issue of Keynotes magazine focusses on education, training and employment

• Virtual school head update

December 2009

• NFER publishes new research on care leavers & mental health

• New report - Children's views on the state of social care in 2009

• NCAS highlights care leavers issues in response to select committee inquiry on NEETs

• NAS apprenticeships in West Midlands 

• Young people’s forums feed into consultation on national minimum standards for fostering and children’s homes

• Consultation on guidance and regulations for young people's transition from care delayed

November 2009

• Link up Link in

• NCAS is now on Twitter

• NCAS is recruiting for a full time accommodation manager

• NCAS National briefing paper for Ministerial Care Matters Stocktake

• Vacancy: Head of NCAS- deadline Friday 27th November 2009

• Report from SETF, DCSF and NCAS on education, employment and training

• Care Planning guidance now out for consultation

October 2009

• New government commitment to provide supported housing for 16 and 17 year olds  

• NCAS responds to the New Horizons consultation on the future of adult mental health services

• DWP & Cabinet Office graduate internships

• National Care Leavers week 2009 underway! 

• Care leavers week roundup - January 2010 Keynotes article

• What did the Virtual School heads pilot say about leaving care?

• Latest DCSF statistics on looked after children &  care leavers published

September 2009

• Keynotes September issue out now!

•  Vacancy:Head of National Care Advisory Service (NCAS) - Fixed Term/Secondment until March 2011

• New report from Children Rights Director on care & prejudice- NCAS Summary

• Draft National Minimum Standards (NMS) for Adoption, Children’s Homes and Fostering out for consultation

August 2009

• Workforce news – new reports from SW taskforce and CSF Select Committee

• Newsletter from All party parliamentary group on looked after children

• Vacancy: Part time Accommodation Advice Project Manager

• DCSF offers apprenticeships for young people leaving care

• Journeys to Home good practice guide and accommodation resources launched

  July 2009

• Keynotes email update July 2009  out now 

• NCAS job vacancies: employability workers

• Benchmarking members: new good practice document on involving young people 

• Ed Balls launches from care2work programme

• NCAS briefing on G vs. Southwark

• Government response to CSF Select committee report on LAC

• Ofsted published report on support for care leavers

• Coming up: Leaving Care Conference – 30 September

June 2009

• DCSF changes to ICS system

• Care leaver projects funded by the co-location fund announced

• Supporting care leavers and workforce reform - response to social work taskforce 
  

• New course - Social Pedagogy: Working with Children in Care or on the Edge of Care

• DCSF issue note on G v Southwar judgement on accommodation 16/17 homelesss young people

May 2009

• May Keynotes now out

• The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes seeks Sector Specialists

April 2009

•  New NCAS accommodation resources online

• Comprehensive Area Assessments and Care leavers - a briefing on the new local authority inspection framework

• Select committee recommends changes in policy for care leavers

• Launch of Get ready for adult life CD-ROM

• Young people leaving care (accommodation) bill

• Young people taking up non-advanced education can get benefits for longer

• National employability scheme - read the project outline

March 2009

• NCAS and Fostering network seminar report launched

• March e keynotes now out

• DCSF Housing capital funding - details announced

• Coming up: seminar on care leavers and higher education

February 2009

• Coming up: Supporting Lodgings conference

• Feed in to NCAS seminar on the benefits issues faced by care leavers

January 2009

• January issue of Keynotes magazine now available online

• NCAS is looking for project managers for its new national employability project

• New national work experience and employment scheme for care leavers launched

December 2008

• Briefing on the new Children and Young Persons Act

• NCAS response to Ofsted consultation on Comprehensive Area Assessments

• Transitions to independence - briefing on care leavers accommodation pathways

• Fuel poverty and care leavers - resource sheet

November 2008

• The November issue of e-Keynotes is now available online

• NCAS is recruiting for sessional workers and a participation worker

• Accommodation and care leavers – pulling together - Seminar on 28 November in London

October 2008

• Template to help local authorities develop their 'Pledge' to young people in care launched

• NCAS publishes introduction to leaving care, a new briefing on the services for, and issues faced by, care leavers.

• New accommodation briefing on the legislative and policy framework on accommodation and care leavers

• NCAS response to DWP Welfare reform consultation 'No one written off'

September 2008

• Keynotes September 2008 issue now available online

• Briefing on care leavers using Housing related support (supporting people) service 2007/08

• Annual DCSF Statistics for children looked after in England released - read our summary

July 2008

• keynotes email update is now available!

June 2008

• Vacancy for Policy Manager

May 2008

• Latest edition of Keynotes is now available!

April 2008

• Vacancy for Accommodation Advice Service Manager

• Final WMTD newsletter - Making the differnce

March 2008

• keynotes email update is now available!

January 2008

• Latest keynotes is available now!

• Briefing on local area agreements and leaving care services

• All Party Group (APG) newsletter is available now!

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