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Somerset hosts trailblazing conference to tackle child exploitation

11 October 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Tessa Munt, Families and Children, Press releases, Social Care, youth services

Somerset County Council hosted a trailblazing multi-agency conference in Taunton last week, sharing best practice on combating Child Exploitation. Guests included the NHS, police, social workers and Representatives from the voluntary sector. Somerset’s specialist exploitation Social Workers opened the conference, sharing their experiences of  working as part of a multi-agency team to help young people recognise when they are being used or exploited and how to find […]

Somerset Children and Young People’s Services celebrates “Good” Ofsted rating – “Rightly proud of the significant progress it has made…”

21 September 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Bill Revans, Families and Children, fostering, Social Care

Somerset’s Children and Young People’s Services have been rated as “Good” across the board in a review of the service by national regulator Ofsted. Ofsted inspectors visited Somerset County Council in July 2022 and looked in detail at the work of the Council with those in care, care leavers and children and families with a […]

Former Misterton School site given green light to continue supporting Somerset young people

5 August 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Tessa Munt, education, Press releases, Projects, SEND, youth services

The former Misterton school site has been given the green light to help up to 15 Somerset vulnerable children and young people improve their educational and life outcomes after a Somerset County Council key decision made today (5 August). Somerset County Council, in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, is working to support […]

Could you help a young person in their time of need?

4 August 2022 · by · in Councillor Tessa Munt, Families and Children, Press releases, Social Care, youth services

Volunteers are needed to support young people in care, providing friendship and advice to help them through times of need. Somerset County Council is appealing for more Route 1 Advocacy and Independent Visitors. These are adult volunteers who help young people in a number of ways – from providing fun and building happy childhood memories, […]

Celebrating Somerset’s Children Looked After and Young People

29 July 2022 · by · in adoption, Annual Achievement Awards, Cllr Tessa Munt, Events, families, Families and Children, fostering, Press releases, SEND, Social Care

The achievements of more than 360 Somerset children looked after and young people in care have been celebrated at the return of the Annual Achievement Awards. Somerset County Council recognised 364 children and young people for their outstanding efforts following nominations from social workers, leaving care workers, schools, and other Children’s Services professionals. The entrants […]

Food vouchers return for Summer Holidays

20 July 2022 · by · in adoption, Adult Social Care, education, families, Families and Children, fostering, SEND, youth services

Schools will once again provide food vouchers to families eligible for Free School Meals to combat holiday hunger over the summer holidays. Somerset County Council is distributing approximately £1.2m from the Government’s Household Support Fund directly to schools to help fund food vouchers for children eligible for Free School Meals over the summer holidays. The […]

Children and young people help shape the new Children and Young People’s Plan for Somerset.

19 July 2022 · by · in adoption, Children, Young People and Families Plan, domestic abuse, education, families, Families and Children, fostering, Prevention, Schools, SEND, Social Care

Children and young people from across the county have helped shaped Somerset’s new Children and Young People’s Plan, providing a link between what children have asked us to do and partners strategic priorities. The Children’s and Young People Plan has been co-produced by the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership with children and young people and strategic […]

Special school’s new pool to offer ‘life-changing’ benefits

30 June 2022 · by · in Cllr Tessa Munt, education, Fit For The Future, Press releases, Schools, SEND

A brand-new hydrotherapy pool has opened at a special school in Taunton to provide major benefits for children and young people with complex disabilities. The £1.8m facility at the Hazelbrook campus at Selworthy School was funded by Somerset County Council and opened by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mrs Annie Maw. Selworthy School is a special […]

Food Vouchers return for Jubilee half term

27 May 2022 · by · in Children, Young People and Families Plan, families, health and wellbeing, Press releases, Public Health, Schools

 Somerset County Council is once again working with schools to provide food vouchers to families eligible for Free School Meals to combat holiday hunger over the Jubilee half-term next week. Somerset is using approximately £150,000 from the Government’s Household Support Fund to fund food vouchers for children eligible for Free School Meals over the Jubilee […]

SKY ACADEMY STUDENTS LEARN PLASTERING IN SCHOOL

19 May 2022 · by · in education, Fit For The Future

Sky Academy Students had their first experience of the plastering business today, joining Morrissey Plastering and Drylining in decorating the walls of the new construction project in their school. Construction company Willmott Dixon have been continuing their work with students from Sky Academy, Taunton by organising another on site taster session and site visit providing […]

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