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Success for ground breaking project supporting abused parents

A ground breaking initiative supporting Doncaster parents suffering abuse from their teenage children is helping families move from crisis to recovery. The Getting On programme is one of only a few projects tackling Teenage to Parent Abuse (TPA) in the UK. It is part of Doncaster Children’s Services Trust’s pioneering Growing Futures programme – a unique new model designed to reduce the harmful effects of domestic abuse on children and families.   Growing Futures Project Manager at Doncaster Children’s Services Trust Phil Hayden said: “Abuse by teenagers towards their parents poses

Success for ground breaking project supporting abused parents

A ground breaking initiative supporting Doncaster parents suffering abuse from their teenage children is helping families move from crisis to recovery. The Getting On programme is one of only a few projects tackling Teenage to Parent Abuse (TPA) in the UK. It is part of Doncaster Children’s Services Trust’s pioneering Growing Futures programme – a unique new model designed to reduce the harmful effects of domestic abuse on children and families.   Growing Futures Project Manager at Doncaster Children’s Services Trust Phil Hayden said: “Abuse by teenagers towards their parents poses

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating for Doncaster children’s home

Ofsted has rated the overall experiences and progress of children and young people living at  Doncaster’s Morrison Drive children’s home as ‘outstanding’ in a report published this week.The home is run by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust which is the first children’s social care organisation in the country to be run independently from a local authority. Morrison Drive is the third of the Trust’s children’s homes to be praised by Ofsted in the last six months, with previous inspections rating two other Trust’s children’s homes as ‘Good Overall’. The Ofsted report praised the way the

Thousands of Doncaster families to benefit from joint programme

An innovative programme to support hundreds of families in Doncaster to make lasting, positive changes in their lives is being rolled out by Doncaster Council, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust and their partner agenciesThe programme has been titled ‘Stronger Families’ in Doncaster and it forms part of the government’s Extended Troubled Families programme to work with up to 400,000 families across England over the next five years. Almost 3,000 local families are set to be supported over the next five years, in addition to 870 who have met the success criteria during an earlier pilot

Ofsted ‘good’ highlights supportive culture at Doncaster children’s home

Ofsted has praised the “high level of quality care and attention” provided by staff at Doncaster’s Pinewood Avenue children’s home, and rated it as ‘Good overall’ in a report published this week.The home is operated by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust which is the first children’s social care organisation in the country to be run independently from a local authority. The Trust was set up last year following an agreement with the government and Doncaster Council with a remit to pioneer new, dynamic ways to provide outstanding care to local children and families. Pinewood Avenue

Pause brings pioneering support for women to cut the number of children taken into care

A new programme of support for women who have experienced or are at risk repeat removals of their children from their care gets underway in Doncaster as part of a national launch announced today.Doncaster is one of seven areas selected to pioneer Pause. It aims to break the cycle of children being removed from their mothers and offer those women the chance to develop new skills and responses that will help them create a more positive future. Led locally by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust, the Doncaster Pause team appointed last month is working in partnership with experts from the

Foster care couple look forward to their first Father’s Day

Married couple Wayne and Carl Hodgkinson-Shearing are looking forward to their first Father’s Day this Sunday after recently been approved as foster carers for Doncaster Children’s Services Trust. They currently look after a nine-year-old boy, and are both relishing being called ‘Dad’. Wayne said: “All our friends had children and we would go to parties and were the only ones who didn’t and we felt like we were missing out. We both wanted to become fathers and give a child a loving home. We looked into adoption and surrogacy, but eventually decided that fostering was right for us as

Praise for young Doncaster girl whose design has gone countrywide

A drawing by a young Doncaster girl has been recreated to make a stunning design used throughout a brochure posted to hundreds of contacts around the country. Doncaster Children’s Services Trust is always keen to ask children for their input and feedback, so Amy**, aged 13, drew her picture as an idea for a leaflet. It immediately captured the Trust’s attention and was sent to professional designers to develop it for the Trust’s first brochure called Our journey so far. The three smiley characters in her picture are holding hands and holding a balloon. They also feature throughout the

Ofsted ‘good’ for Doncaster children’s home which keeps families together

Ofsted has praised Doncaster’s new Children’s Services Trust for the way it is helping troubled young people turn their lives around. Ofsted rated the Trust’s Cromwell Drive children’s home in Doncaster as ‘Good overall’ and praised the ‘highly focussed and practical support’ it provides to parents who are considering placing their children in care. The home is the hub for a new support programme to help families who have asked for their children to be taken into care because their behaviour is too difficult to manage. Named ‘Edge of Care’, the programme was designed in response to

Celebration event launches Foster Care Fortnight as Doncaster seeks more carers for children

Doncaster’s foster carers joined a celebration event to mark the launch of Foster Care Fortnight today, as the call goes out to find 30 new carers for local children by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust. Recently hailed as ‘heroes’ in a borough-wide survey, more than 40 of Doncaster’s most recently approved foster carers attended the event held at The Mansion House and were thanked for opening up their homes and between them providing over 130 children with somewhere safe to live. Paul Moffat, chief executive of the Trust who was in attendance said: "We have a fantastic network of

Children’s services scoops second place at business awards

Doncaster Children’s Services Trust scooped second place among major business sector entries at a national awards event this month for its work in analysing and supporting the skills development of its workforce.The Association of Business Psychologists Workforce Experience Awards held at the Oval cricket ground, London, showcased the best in business psychology across a wide range of major business sectors. Award nominees included giants such as IBM, British and American Tobacco, Boots UK, Capita Health Partners, PwC and GlaxoSmithKline.  Doncaster Children’s Services Trust is the first

Trust talks with parents and kids about child sexual exploitation

Experts will be helping to raise awareness of how to spot the signs and report concerns about child sexual exploitation (CSE) when they speak to people at St Ledger Homes’ Community Fun Day next week. Doncaster Children’s Services Trust CSE champions will be at the event taking place at Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday 26 May, 10am to 4pm. The CSE champions talked with more than 600 local people during their first walk about event in Doncaster last month. The CSE champions have been recently recognised at a national awards ceremony for going the extra mile to tackle child sexual

Trust kicks off bid to raise money for Hospice

Employees at Doncaster Children’s Service Trust have chosen Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice as their charity of the year for 2015/16. The Trust, which provides support to children, young people and families living in Doncaster, wanted to also help raise money for charities that help to support the local community too.    Doncaster Children’s Service Trust Chief Executive Paul Moffat said: “We are really proud to be supporting such a worthy cause that helps so many families from our area, at a time when they need it the most. “We’ve already kicked started our efforts to raise money

Prizes for pictures - competition launches for primary school children

Prizes totalling £100 are up for grabs by Doncaster primary school children in a competition launched by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust this week.Prizes totalling £100 are up for grabs by Doncaster primary school children in a competition launched by Doncaster Children’s Services Trust this week. Every child is invited to draw or paint a picture showing what they want to be when they grow up. Then, they simply need to send in their pictures by 25 June and judges will select 10 lucky winners. Each winner will receive a £10 book token and their artwork could be selected for display

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