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Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Thursday, August 31, 2023

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The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Directors blame disjointed policy and onerous inspection for high turnover rates

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Monday, February 20, 2023

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Rising workloads, an onerous inspection regime and lack of policy leadership are key factors in the high turnover of directors of children’s services (DCS), latest research shows.

High caseloads cost council its 'good' Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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A council's children's social care services have been downgraded from an Ofsted overall "good" to "requires improvement" after inspectors found numbers of caseloads continued to be too high.

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

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Friday, August 31, 2018

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Standards at two London councils have been praised by Ofsted inspectors in the wake of an acrimonious split from partnership arrangements with a third council.

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

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Monday, August 27, 2018

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Local government reorganisation has hamstrung efforts by a council's leaders to make improvements to children's services, according to Ofsted.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

Senior figures quit council following 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

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Two senior figures in Croydon children's services have resigned following the south London borough's damning Ofsted inspection.

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

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More than 50 Tory MPs and peers are calling on the government to create a cabinet-level families minister post to better co-ordinate family policy across departments.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Union warns of further strikes at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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Children's social workers at a council rated "inadequate" are considering a second round of strikes, due to continuing concerns about heavy workloads and unfilled vacancies.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

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Monday, August 7, 2017

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A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

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Monday, June 12, 2017

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Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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A former Department for Education civil servant who was dispatched to Birmingham to oversee school improvement in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal has been appointed as the local authority's director of children's services.

DfE hands council £9.6m to establish children's services 'centre of excellence'

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Friday, February 24, 2017

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A council has been awarded £9.6m from the Department for Education's innovation fund to set up a national centre to teach other local authorities how to improve practice.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

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Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Directors blame disjointed policy and onerous inspection for high turnover rates

High caseloads cost council its 'good' Ofsted rating

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

Ofsted blames merger for council's failure to improve children's services

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

Senior figures quit council following 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Union warns of further strikes at 'inadequate' council

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

Former DfE official to lead children's services in Birmingham

DfE hands council £9.6m to establish children's services 'centre of excellence'

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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