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Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Inspectors criticise SEND services in South Tyneside

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  • Monday, September 16, 2019
  • | CYP Now
South Tyneside Borough Council has been heavily criticised by Ofsted for its slow pace of reform to services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) over the past five years.

ADCS executive director steps down

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  • Wednesday, November 26, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Chris Waterman is stepping down from his role as executive director of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS).

Staff-led mutuals plan rolled out

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  • Thursday, November 18, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The government is encouraging employees to take over services including Sure Start children's centres and hospitals, expanding on its plans for staff-led mutuals announced in August.

Children's sector quangos face axe

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  • Friday, September 24, 2010
  • | CYP Now
An advisory group on teenage pregnancy and the national negotiating body for school support staff are among 177 taxpayer-funded quangos to be abolished, according to a leaked Cabinet Office list.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

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