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Social finance trial council ponders bank loan to cut care numbers

Monday, October 31, 2011

| CYP Now

One of England's largest local authorities is planning to borrow millions of pounds instead of courting money from private investors to fund a major project to keep children out of care, CYP Now has learned.

Care league tables get mixed reaction

Other

Monday, November 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Stark variations in care services look set to increase despite the desire to raise standards by publishing new league tables ranking local performance, the government is being warned.

Daily roundup: Tax breaks, armed forces, and hospital care

Other

Monday, September 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Lib Dems to push for income tax exemption for low paid; a career in the army is less appealing to young people than previously; and child death rates in intensive care drop to all-time low, all in the news today.

Ask the Expert: Involving children in care

Other

Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Daily roundup: Visual impairments, Youth Audit and education support

Other

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Guidelines launched to improve commissioning of child eye health services; council undergoes first Youth Audit; and plans to raise education support for disabled young people to 25 gains backing, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Residential care, child abuse and education support

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's backs staying put till 21 for all children in care; government adviser arrested over child abuse concerns; and Ofsted slams Suffolk over school improvement, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Other

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.

Research Report: A Census of the Children's Homes Workforce

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils struggle to provide education, health and care plans within the required deadlines, say campaigners

How music therapy supports children in therapeutic settings

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Music therapy is one of the innovative interventions central to the Coram Creative Therapies and Parenting Service. It supports a range of children and young people, particularly when they might not be able to engage in talking therapies and a more creative, strengths-based approach is needed.

Private homes shun restorative justice

Other

Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children are being unnecessarily criminalised because of a reluctance to deploy restorative justice techniques in private children's homes, a report has warned.

Daily roundup: Paris Brown, youth funding and child protection

Other

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Media pressure prompts youth PCC to quit, £10m boost for Northern Irish youth groups, and resignations at Sandwell after critical Ofsted, all in the news today.

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

Participation in Action: Children put their feelings to music to aid recovery

Other

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Children who have witnessed domestic violence express themselves through music and song.

Good Idea: Web communication gives young people a voice on care

Other

Monday, June 9, 2014

| CYP Now

A university-based charitable organisation has helped young people with special educational needs to develop websites holding information about their care and support needs that can be shared.

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Other

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

Minister sets bar for extending support to children in care homes

Other

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A grassroots movement may have succeeded in getting the government to look again at supporting children in residential care until they are 21, but many hurdles need to be overcome before it will get ministerial backing.

Daily roundup: Mental health, youth unemployment, and deaf education

Other

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Health select committee to investigate child mental health services, latest youth unemployment figures published, and study finds education system failing deaf children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children in care, sex education, council spending

Other

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Commissioner calls for change in public attitude towards child neglect; survey highlights need to teach children about consent; and Devon Council reports an overspend in social services, all in the news today.

Research Report: Understanding the Market and the Use of Out-of-Authority Placements

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers set out to identify the key factors influencing local authority decisions to place children in residential care inside and outside local authority boundaries.

Daily roundup: 'Conflicts of interest' at the DfE; child poverty measurements, and safeguarding in Medway

Other

Friday, February 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Fresh warnings over potential conflicts of interest at the Department for Education, experts criticise proposals for a new child poverty measure, and Ofsted rates Medway's child protection services 'inadequate', all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit, children's homes, and LSCB appointment

Other

Monday, September 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Ed Balls reveals Labour plans for child benefit cap; Two Birmingham children's homes close permanently; and Redbridge Local Safeguarding Children Board appoints former Ofsted deputy inspector, all in the news today.

Separation anguish

Other

Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Children in care speak of the importance of sustaining relationships with siblings, yet estimates reveal that three quarters are separated on entering care. Emily Rogers reports

Careers: Children's home manager

Other

Friday, August 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Managers must ensure that children's homes provide a safe environment, writes Charlotte Goddard

Children in care supplement: Policy and practice

Other

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Supplement on supporting looked-after children and young people to fulfil their potential amid increasing pressure and policy reform.

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Social finance trial council ponders bank loan to cut care numbers

Care league tables get mixed reaction

Daily roundup: Tax breaks, armed forces, and hospital care

Ask the Expert: Involving children in care

Daily roundup: Visual impairments, Youth Audit and education support

Daily roundup: Residential care, child abuse and education support

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Research Report: A Census of the Children's Homes Workforce

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

How music therapy supports children in therapeutic settings

Private homes shun restorative justice

Daily roundup: Paris Brown, youth funding and child protection

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Participation in Action: Children put their feelings to music to aid recovery

Good Idea: Web communication gives young people a voice on care

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Minister sets bar for extending support to children in care homes

Daily roundup: Mental health, youth unemployment, and deaf education

Daily roundup: Children in care, sex education, council spending

Research Report: Understanding the Market and the Use of Out-of-Authority Placements

Daily roundup: 'Conflicts of interest' at the DfE; child poverty measurements, and safeguarding in Medway

Daily roundup: Child benefit, children's homes, and LSCB appointment

Separation anguish

Careers: Children's home manager

Children in care supplement: Policy and practice

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