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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal
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- Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | CYP Now
Simon White, the privately-employed DCS at Sandwell Council, says other struggling authorities may follow their lead by partnering with an outside agency to run children's services
Councils spell out impact of further cuts for children in 2015/16
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- Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | CYP Now
The Local Government Association's submission to the forthcoming spending review pulls no punches in outlining the devastating impact further cuts to budgets would have on children's services
Controlled trials gain momentum
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- Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | CYP Now
Randomised controlled trials are becoming increasingly used to test the effectiveness of children's services
Child safeguarding: leaders' debate
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- Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales
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- Monday, May 13, 2013 | CYP Now
Edited By Jane Williams;
University of Wales Press;
ISBN: 978-0708325629;
£34.99;
240 pages
Headline data often hides the truth about services
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- Monday, April 29, 2013 | CYP Now
Recent events surrounding the Leeds General Infirmary paediatric heart unit conjure up feelings bordering disbelief.
Time to Change
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- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | CYP Now
Grants for projects challenging the stigma and discrimination around mental illness
The awards that really matter
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- Monday, April 15, 2013 | CYP Now
The Children & Young People Now Awards represent the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK. They recognise the most innovative and effective work in transforming young lives and building a better society. Too much of this work goes unnoticed and unappreciated - these awards set to put that right and spread good practice.
Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained
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- Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | CYP Now
It has been two years in the making, but the revised Working Together guidance has finally been published. The new, streamlined version contains crucial information for all those with a role in safeguarding children
Daily roundup: Child poverty, spending cuts and Sandwell suspension
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- Monday, March 25, 2013 | CYP Now
Child poverty adviser warns government over "muddled" reforms, £850m cut predicted for Department for Education, and Sandwell suspends children's service director, all in the news today.
Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency
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- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | CYP Now
Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role
Vox Pop: Will child heart surgery unit closures put children at risk?
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- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | CYP Now
Campaigners have won a High Court victory against plans to consolidate heart surgery units in England
Children and Families Bill must heed children's views
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- Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | CYP Now
The Children and Families Bill, which began its second reading in parliament last week, focuses in large part on the most vulnerable children in society.
Communities and Families Fund
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- Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | CYP Now
Grants for projects supporting young children and families across Scotland
Daily roundup: Select committee recalls Gove; DfE industrial action, and sexual exploitation in Torbay
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- Thursday, February 28, 2013 | CYP Now
MPs call Gove to answer questions about bullying allegations, DfE workers begin industrial action, and a serious case review criticises Torbay over sexual exploitation failings, all in the news today.
Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill
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- Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | CYP Now
The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes
A fresh workforce strategy is vital
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- Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | CYP Now
The ability to make a difference to children's lives is critically affected by the quality and training of the professionals and practitioners who work with them.
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
Children's centres and youth sector hit, but care services escape cuts
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- Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | CYP Now
Local authorities focus on preserving child protection and looked-after children budgets at the expense of Sure Start children's centres, services for young people and youth justice work, statistics on council spending reveal
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