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The good and the bad of SEND reforms

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

September marks five years since the Children and Families Act 2014 became law, heralding the biggest reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in a generation.

Making the case for health visiting

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Councils should recognise vital preventative role played by health visitors and protect services, says expert.

Leaders call for a clearer vision of council youth work duties

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Review of statutory guidance for youth services will, says the youth minister, "provide greater clarity" on what government expects councils to deliver, but leaders say this must come with extra funding and other changes.

Asylum support: six key asks

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

A group of young people in care and affected by asylum have devised advice on how best to support them.

'Invest in the childcare workforce to get best outcomes for children'

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

"What a mess! Despite investment to give more infants nursery care, there are huge problems with recruitment and retention, and so much unwillingness to gain any further qualification."

Government outlines efforts to reform children's services funding

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

By 2024/25, councils face an estimated funding gap - the difference between how much money councils receive and how much they need to deliver services - of £8bn, according to analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA).

How to address the childminder decline

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Inquiry aims to reinvent childminding as experts call for less council red tape and more support from government to stem falling numbers.

Merits of Labour youth plans

Analysis

Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth work academic assesses if Labour's Youth Strategy could regenerate the sector following deep cuts.

Blueprint for better health and social care integration

Analysis

Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Closer working between children's health and social care services can be achieved through five key changes.

Deprived councils bear brunt of decline in children's centres use

Analysis

Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Analysis reveals the largest falls in the use of children's centres is in the poorest council areas leading experts to question the government's commitment to social mobility and call for a new funding and policy direction.

Pupil premium and attainment

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Expert says differential pupil premium rates could boost outcomes for some disadvantaged pupils.

Exclusions review: government promises action on off-rolling

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Following Edward Timpson's review of exclusions, the government has vowed to make schools accountable for excluded pupils and close loopholes used to off-roll. But sector leaders call for action to tackle high-stakes culture.

Old Bailey event sees young people debate pros and cons of votes at 16

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Is the country ready to lower the voting age to 16 for all UK elections? This was the question that was debated at a unique event held recently at the Old Bailey.

Positive action to cut childhood obesity

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Public health expert outlines the wide holistic preventative approach Leeds Council has taken to reverse obesity rates in young children.

Factors behind decline of twin-hat directors of children's services

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Funding changes and more complex policy could be reasons for the fall in twin-hat DCSs, say experts.

Youth work reforms need universal focus

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth charter and qualifications review can revitalise youth work, but experts call for a broad approach.

Tackling care attainment gap

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

DfE figures show a growing attainment gap for children in care, highlighting the need to boost support.

Asylum delays spark legal action

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Judicial review highlights concerns over the impact asylum delays have on unaccompanied children.

Reshaping towns for young people

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Too many town centres offer little for young people, but the Future High Streets Fund can tackle this.

Regional approach to staff recruitment

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Latest Department for Education workforce data shows that while the number of children's social workers rose three per cent last year, staff turnover, vacant posts and use of agency practitioners remained stubbornly high.

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

The organisation that has led the development of an early years apprenticeship standard says the new qualification will help practitioners deliver improved outcomes for children and childcare settings.

ADCS president vows action on poverty

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Rachel Dickinson, 2019/20 ADCS president, says she will stress the plight of children living in poverty.

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of social workers are white, but in some areas that figure is much higher. Leaders say work needs to be done to encourage more ethnic minorities into the sector in frontline and leadership roles.

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Social Work England, the new regulator, is holding a consultation into draft professional standards, registration rules and fitness to practice rules that all social workers will be expected to meet.

Factors for childcare cost rise

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

A perfect storm of stagnant funding rates and rising overheads are threatening providers' future, warn experts.

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The good and the bad of SEND reforms

Making the case for health visiting

Leaders call for a clearer vision of council youth work duties

Asylum support: six key asks

'Invest in the childcare workforce to get best outcomes for children'

Government outlines efforts to reform children's services funding

How to address the childminder decline

Merits of Labour youth plans

Blueprint for better health and social care integration

Deprived councils bear brunt of decline in children's centres use

Pupil premium and attainment

Exclusions review: government promises action on off-rolling

Old Bailey event sees young people debate pros and cons of votes at 16

Positive action to cut childhood obesity

Factors behind decline of twin-hat directors of children's services

Youth work reforms need universal focus

Tackling care attainment gap

Asylum delays spark legal action

Reshaping towns for young people

Regional approach to staff recruitment

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

ADCS president vows action on poverty

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Factors for childcare cost rise

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