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Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in youth violence since riots; BAAF welcomes changes to proposed adoption powers; and planners hinder state boarding school bid, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, child abduction and Birmingham social work

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour considers "big" childcare offer at next election; parental child abduction cases on the rise; and councillor hopeful for future of Birmingham social work services, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care applications, child health and social workers

Other

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Data reveals decrease in care applications; slight fall in child obesity levels; and social workers elected to College of Social Work faculties, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

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Friday, December 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Struggling families set to be hit by benefit cap, say poverty campaigners; new director of children's services in Leicestershire; and improvements to the care system in Scotland are too slow, all in the news today.

Care leaver strategy set to be another missed opportunity

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's care leaver strategy is long on rhetorical aspiration but short on concrete proposals, says Howard Williamson.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The government's care leaver strategy

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has published its cross-departmental strategy on helping young people to live independently after leaving care.

Review: Remote Control

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Henrietta Bond BAAF ISBN: 978-1-907585-814 £8.95 208 pages

Let's end the care leavers' scandal

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people leaving care should no longer be pushed into independence at 18, says John Kemmis.

Support care leavers to strive in their studies

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Our investigation of the state of support for care leavers paints what only can be described as a conflicting picture.

Council support lags behind care leavers' university aspirations

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

While the number of care leavers in higher education is on the increase, the amount they receive in financial support has fallen by more than 20 per cent, a CYP Now investigation has found.

Daily roundup: Child protection warning, university attendance, and youth service cuts

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

| CYP Now

National Crime Agency urges more action on child abuse, regional disparities in university attendance and West Sussex youth cuts to be debated, all in the news today.

Review: Young People Leaving Care - Supporting Pathways to Adulthood

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Mike Stein Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 978-1-84905-244-3 £25.00 200 pages

Innovation to support care leavers

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils are developing plans to test best practice in helping support care leavers into adulthood.

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, youth unemployment and children's centres

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government's response on child sexual exploitation criticised; small rise in youth unemployment; and minister plays down significance of children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Wiltshire inspection, health guidance and teaching qualifications

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted upgrades children's services in Wiltshire; Scotland's children's commissioner calls for urgent review of teachers' health guidance; and an early years professional complains over teacher training rejection, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: child sex abuse, Shared Lives schemes and youth employment

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Numbers of reports about online child sex abuse images double in a year, research finds Shared Lives schemes are cheaper than other forms of care, and Princes Trust and M&S launch work placement initiative, all in the news today.

News roundup: IRO case settlement, breakfast club, child protection

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Independent reviewing officer settles whistleblowing case, Blackpool breakfast club gets glowing report, and DfE looks to change safeguarding rules as a result of teacher child porn case, all in the news today

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Providing a chance to thrive: How to secure the best outcomes for looked-after children against the backdrop of reduced budgets and rising demand.

Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Children in care can feel that they have little influence over important decisions affecting their lives. In 2005 the London Borough of Southwark decided to address this through a programme that gave looked-after children and care leavers a say.

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster child protection faces review, UK comes bottom of EU league for avoidable child deaths, and anti-extremism programme helps 500 young people, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Supporting independent living

Other

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Living alone for the first time can be a challenging experience for young people, but support to help ease the transition is out there

Consultation: Delegation of social services functions for looked-after children and care leavers

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

From care to career

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in Derbyshire who leave the care system are being supported to build skills and find work through the Care Leavers' Employment Team. Jo Stephenson discovers how it is making a difference

Vox Pop: Should there be a minimum care leavers' grant?

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has proposed a minimum grant if local support does not improve

Ask the Expert: Improving care leavers' skills

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

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Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, child abduction and Birmingham social work

Daily roundup: Care applications, child health and social workers

Daily roundup: Benefit cap, DCS appointment, and looked-after children

Care leaver strategy set to be another missed opportunity

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The government's care leaver strategy

Review: Remote Control

Let's end the care leavers' scandal

Support care leavers to strive in their studies

Council support lags behind care leavers' university aspirations

Daily roundup: Child protection warning, university attendance, and youth service cuts

Review: Young People Leaving Care - Supporting Pathways to Adulthood

Innovation to support care leavers

Daily roundup: Sexual exploitation, youth unemployment and children's centres

Daily roundup: Wiltshire inspection, health guidance and teaching qualifications

Daily roundup: child sex abuse, Shared Lives schemes and youth employment

News roundup: IRO case settlement, breakfast club, child protection

CYP Now Children in Care Supplement 2013

Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

Skills for the Job: Supporting independent living

Consultation: Delegation of social services functions for looked-after children and care leavers

From care to career

Vox Pop: Should there be a minimum care leavers' grant?

Ask the Expert: Improving care leavers' skills

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