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Skills festival for teenagers in care A summer festival to help teenagers in care pick up useful life skills such as cooking, budgeting and DIY will take place on 4 July in Woking. The annual Surrey Skills Festival has been organised by Surrey County Council and is free to attend for all Surrey looked after … Continue reading
Furniture boss Phillip Dickens was given a three-month suspended prison sentence today after his company supplied a cot that trapped a child by the neck. On behalf of his company, Oxfordshire-based Baumhaus, Mr Dickens had admitted two counts of placing an unsafe product on the market, between January 2010 and July 2013, at an earlier … Continue reading
Caption: A team of 45 Adult Social Care workers in Epsom have shown the spirit of Christmas by coming together to buy a number of gifts for children. The 65 presents were delivered to the town’s food bank in Ruxley Lane along with 30 chocolate selection boxes and two black bin bags of donated food. … Continue reading
A Surrey County Council investigation has uncovered a market in deadly car seats that can kill a child at just 30mph. The council’s trading standards team is warning families of young children not to buy the illegal seats, which are imported from China and fail all UK safety standards. Crash testing done by Britax shows … Continue reading
Following today’s Government announcement about reforms to services for children with special educational needs and disabilities, Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, said: “The reforms announced by the Government today will provide important support to our young people with special educational needs and we are delighted to have played a role … Continue reading
Over 500 extra Surrey families will get help to transform their lives after the Government rewarded the county council for being among the best at supporting those most in need. The Government today announced plans to give more money to the top-performing councils working with vulnerable families, including Surrey, whose programme has already helped 420 … Continue reading
As foster care fortnight headed towards its second week, the MJ published an article by Surrey County Council leader David Hodge about his experiences of growing up in care. Story that appeared in the MJ: With my background, looking after vulnerable children has personal importance for me. I was brought up in an orphanage in the … Continue reading
As fostering fortnight got into full swing, Surrey County Council revealed that its 250 carers have more than 1,600 years of experience between them. Surrey fostering in figures: 1,601 – years of experience carers have clocked up 644 – children currently being looked after 236 – families caring for children 14 – specialist carers. In addition, there are 77 relatives … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service appeal for scrap cars Firefighters are appealing for old cars to help them practice rescuing people from crashes. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service needs scrap vehicles to use in training for dealing with collisions on the road. The service needs around 30 cars and is willing to arrange free collection … Continue reading
Following the launch of a new academy, social workers explain why they joined Surrey County Council’s training initiative. New recruits Ruth Pates, Emma Lewis, George Ukor and Helen Berentzen talk about how the academy is giving them the best possible start to the job of keeping children safe. And they set out why they think … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has responded to more than 80 incidents involving local flooding and fallen trees as storms have hit the area. Call centre staff have taken more than 400 calls, and 82 overnight were passed to rapid response crews specialising in clearing fallen trees, dealing with local flooding and keeping roads clear. Updates are … Continue reading
County council Cabinet Member for Children and Families Mary Angell has highlighted the successes of Surrey’s family support programme to turn round the lives of those most in need of help. At a meeting of the Full Council she said: “The programme is working with 794 families, making up 75% of the local target of … Continue reading
Leader David Hodge presents to Full Council early plans for closer working between councils and emergency services in Surrey and Sussex. The Public Sector Transformation Network will be discussed at the next Cabinet on 22 October.
Leader David Hodge today unveiled a new county council Cabinet focused on improving Surrey’s roads, investing in schools and boosting apprenticeships. Other key priorities Mr Hodge set out at the first post-election meeting of the Full Council included investing in care for the vulnerable and tackling the problem of litter.
Bringing up a child can be a challenging task but as Foster Care Fortnight gets under way Graham and Pam Cribb reveal they have spent almost 40 years looking after 250 young people. The couple are currently fostering five children aged five to 11 for Surrey County Council. Father-of-three Graham said: “We love it when … Continue reading
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