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Evaluating early intervention

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  • Tuesday, January 19, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Legal Update: Migrant children's citizenship

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  • Tuesday, May 24, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Social services need to consider the immigration status of migrant children taken into care. Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the option of applying for British citizenship.

Leadership: Working with elected members

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  • Tuesday, June 21, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

Champions for learning in care

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  • Tuesday, July 5, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Virtual school heads have formed an association to influence policy on looked-after children's education, writes Jane Pickthall, vice chair, National Association of Virtual School Heads.

Social media will let tomorrow's leaders bridge north-south divide

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  • Monday, May 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
This month, shuttling between the north-east and the south-east of England, I have been struck by some of the massive variations in the experiences of children and young people in different parts of the country, and how this impacts upon national debates about future policy. It has made me more conscious too of a widening divide between young and old in these debates.

Daily roundup: Carers allowances, Daniel Pelka, and safeguarding

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  • Thursday, August 1, 2013
  • | CYP Now
An investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman has found 340 carers in Liverpool were underpaid by the council; the serious case review into the death of four year old Daniel Pelka will be published shortly; and the SNP wants to bring in state-appointed guardians for all children, in the news today.

Family sentence

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  • Tuesday, November 26, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Children with parents in prison are much more likely to commit crimes and suffer mental health problems than their peers. Joe Lepper explores the support on offer and asks what more needs to be done.

Legal Update: Protecting young social networkers

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  • Tuesday, December 17, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Coram Children's Legal Centre's Awaz Raoof and Julie Latrille report on the findings of a study conducted by the NSPCC on the experiences of 11- and 12-year-olds on social networking sites.

Mutual benefits

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Public sector employees are being encouraged to take control of the services they provide and run them as mutuals. Joe Lepper looks at the experiences of those pioneering the approach in children's services

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