Navigating the Challenges of SEND Management
As SEND Managers in Local Authorities (LAs), you’re at the forefront of ensuring that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the support they need to thrive. However, the landscape you navigate is increasingly complex, with… Read more
Welfare Call & Cyber Essentials Plus: A Continued Commitment to Maintaining High Data Security Standards
At Welfare Call, we understand the importance of safeguarding sensitive data. In an era where cyber threats are ever-present, ensuring the security of our clients’ and partners’ information is more important than ever. That’s why we are proud to announce… Read more
Maximising Resources and Minimising Costs: Welfare Call’s Crucial Role in Supporting Local Authorities
In an era of tightening budgets and increasing demands, local authorities are facing unprecedented challenges in delivering essential services and meeting and exceeding their statutory obligations, particularly for vulnerable children and young people. The struggle to balance budgets while ensuring… Read more
Empowering Every Child: Welfare Call’s Commitment to SEND
When it comes to child welfare and education, ensuring that every child’s unique needs are met is crucial. Not only are local authorities responsible for maintaining a clear, accessible local offer of services to support children and young people with… Read more
Bridging the Gap: Welfare Call’s Impact on Education Equality
The pursuit of education equality is a huge challenge for councillors and policymakers. Tackling issues such as the educational attainment gap and child poverty demands innovative solutions that go beyond traditional approaches; it needs a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach. Welfare… Read more
Empowering Communities and Protecting Vulnerable Individuals: Welfare Call’s Role in Safeguarding
Ensuring the safety and well-being of children and young people is a paramount concern to local authorities. The prevalence of issues related to child abuse, neglect, and exploitation demands a robust and comprehensive approach, and Welfare Call stands at the… Read more
Our Attendance Service Continues to Expand: Welcome to Welfare Call
Attendance Monitoring data is a vital tool allowing Authorities to take control and react where problems arise and strive for improvements in their absenteeism and exclusion figures. We already work with more than 75% of Local Authorities to ensure that… Read more
Come and meet us at the NAVSH 2023 Annual Conference in Manchester, Weds 8th & Thurs 9th March 2023
This week we’re taking part in the NAVSH annual conference at the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Weds 8th & Thurs 9th March 2023. We’re very much looking forward to seeing you all during the two-day… Read more
Where are England’s Children? Safeguarding the most vulnerable children through Attendance monitoring
This week saw the publication of Where are England’s Children? Interim findings from the Children’s Commissioner’s Attendance Audit. In order to investigate how much Local Authorities (LAs) know about children that are missing education, the Children’s Commissioner’s office… Read more
Does your Authority issue fines to parents of absent children? New consultation launched by DfE to end postcode lottery in how schools manage avoidable absence.
Does your Authority issue fines to parents of absent children? The issue of pupil attendance data has been talked about a lot over the past couple of weeks as the government has proposed that they are looking to set a… Read more
How can we help Virtual School heads get children in care the education they need?
An article caught my eye earlier this month on the challenges of getting children in care the education they need. It goes on to say that Virtual School heads lack the powers they need in the face of “pushback” from… Read more