News stories tagged as "Children’s Services"

Call for BwD residents to join our Children’s Services recruitment and jobs information event in 2023

Published at: 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.

Celebrating National Care Leavers Week

Published at: 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.

Celebrating social workers

Published at: 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.

Apple Trees: It’s outstanding!

Published at: 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.

Fast-track programme offers graduates rewarding careers in child and family social work

Published at: 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.

Children’s Services rated among best in the country

Published at: 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.

Event marks Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day

Published at: 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.

Top honours given to Council services for children

Published at: 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.

Pupil wins design competition

Published at: Wednesday 15 October 2014 at 2:51 pm

A Blackburn pupil has won her former school an ipad after winning a logo design competition.

New service to help parents register their baby’s birth

Published at: 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.

Let’s Adopt Facebook page launched

Published at: 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.

Celebrate World Photo Day and your family could win a digital camera bundle

Published at: 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.

Blackburn with Darwen celebrates family life in Private Fostering Awareness Week

Published at: 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.