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Tragic deaths in custody point to a system in need of reform

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Five young people in custody died in the space of just 33 days during March and April. The tragedies mark an exceptionally horrific spell in the youth prison system. To put it in context, no more than five teenagers have died in custody during any entire year since 2005, when the figure was nine.

Youth unemployment: the solutions exist

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011
    • | CYP Now
We have seen the headlines screaming at us that one in five young people are jobless, that youth unemployment has hit a "record high" and that the problem is now a "national crisis".

Thought leader

    Opinion
  • Thursday, April 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Leadership development must get specific to tackle the unique pressures of social work.

Never mind the inspectorate, recruit the right inspectors

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 18, 2011
    • | CYP Now
On the face of it, the education select committee's call to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates for education and children's care would represent a further step away from services centred on the needs of the whole child. It is a trend played out in several areas through the disappearance of children's trust arrangements and local authority children's services departments.

The evidence is there, but it is difficult to see

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
There was once a rather intimidating youth service inspector whose opening question was invariably: "What do you achieve?" Some colleagues, in anticipation of his visit and this question, constructed elaborate unit plans setting out their intended "outcomes", while others blagged an answer on the spot.

Parents know best -- but only some of the time

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Since the 1978 Warnock Report on special educational needs (SEN), there has been a vast amount of legislation, regulation and guidance, with amendment piled on amendment to try to make the creaking system work better.

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