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Matching childcare to local employers' needs, offering more care at weekends and funding provision all year round are the focus of some of the areas testing delivery of 30 hours per week of free childcare.

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Roy Perry, chair of the LGA children and young people board.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

UK must commit to a ban on physical punishment

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

It comes as no surprise to learn that study after study into physical punishment of children concludes that it does more harm than good.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Free childcare plans are unfair and unaffordable

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

The Royal Bank of Scotland - Skills & Opportunities Fund

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Youth sector unites to prove worth

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

More joint working by providers will improve outcomes for young people, say youth sector leaders.

Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Kent Council is struggling to cope with a major rise in the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children it is caring for, to the point where the government is preparing to force other authorities to share the burden.

Action vital to protect children from public health services cuts

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Cuts to local authority public health services seem inevitable after the government announced it is to slash budgets from this year, with councils considering a range of options to reconfigure some services and reduce others.

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.

How young people learn employability skills

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Project helps disadvantaged 16- to 21-year-olds progress into employment.

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A report by MPs published this month called for the government to take an extra 3,000 child refugees from Syria currently stranded in makeshift camps in mainland Europe.

Children's centres review is needed now before it's too late

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

The government's much vaunted consultation on the future of children's centres has been delayed - following its proclamation by the childcare minister back in July.

Raising awareness of neglect

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A new guide to neglect offers children's professionals advice on how to best identify and respond to it.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

Academy evangelist: Clive Webster, Kent Catholic Schools Partnership chief executive

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Clive Webster, chief executive of the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership.

Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Management standards, specifically how to deal with inadequate leadership, were very much in the news at the end of December.

Good Idea: Council tax exemption reduces care leaver debts

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has made changes to its tax policies to help care leavers transition to independent living by reducing the burden of debt.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Ducklings takes learning outside

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Sarratt Ducklings Pre-School, Hertfordshire | early years inspection | November 2015

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Peer Landlord scheme sees young people supporting others to live independently. Emily Rogers visited the south London housing initiative to find out how it works.

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Behind the Inspection Rating: Club connects with happy children

Calm in a storm: Eleanor Schooling, Ofsted director of social care

Zika threat highlights need for public health investment

Councils launch innovative ways to trial expanded free childcare offer

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

UK must commit to a ban on physical punishment

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Free childcare plans are unfair and unaffordable

The Royal Bank of Scotland - Skills & Opportunities Fund

Youth sector unites to prove worth

Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

Action vital to protect children from public health services cuts

Evaluating early intervention

How young people learn employability skills

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

Children's centres review is needed now before it's too late

Raising awareness of neglect

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Academy evangelist: Clive Webster, Kent Catholic Schools Partnership chief executive

Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

Good Idea: Council tax exemption reduces care leaver debts

Behind the Inspection Rating: Ducklings takes learning outside

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

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