Research Report: A Census of the Children's Homes Workforce
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- Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | CYP Now
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Political will is the key hurdle to Staying Put in residential care
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- Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | CYP Now
A report scoping the potential for young people to stay in residential care until 21 puts forward four options that help address practical concerns, but questions remain over how government would fund the move.
The fight for the right to stay put is yet to be won
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- Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | CYP Now
When government plans to introduce Staying Put in foster care were unveiled in late 2013, campaigners were quick to question why the right to stay in a placement up to the age of 21 should not be afforded to young people in residential care as well.
Call to boost status and pay to beat care home staff shortage
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- Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | CYP Now
New training and qualification standards for residential care
workers should help improve the skills of the sector's workforce, but addressing historically low wages and the job's poor profile are also
key, say experts.
Research Report: Investigating Special Guardianship: Experiences, Challenges and Outcomes
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- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
University of York academics were funded by the Department for Education to investigate the effectiveness of special guardianship as an alternative to adoption.
Review: But We All Shine On - The Remarkable Orphans of Burbank Children's Home
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- Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | CYP Now
Paolo Hewitt
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 978-1-84905-583-3
£8.99
176 pages
Daily roundup: Child benefit, children's homes, and LSCB appointment
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- 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.
Daily roundup: Charity chief, care system, and mosque vandalism
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- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | CYP Now
Andy Elvin appointed new chief executive of Tact; NSPCC study reveals cost of children returning home from care; and mosque vandalised in wake of child sexual exploitation scandal, all in the news today.
Costing the case for change
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- Monday, September 1, 2014 | CYP Now
Neil Puffett talks to Matthew Reed, chief executive of The Children's Society.
Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings
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- 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.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Separation helps home harmony
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- Monday, August 18, 2014 | CYP Now
Beaulieu House, Isle of Wight, Children's home inspection, May
2014.
Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns
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- Monday, August 11, 2014 | CYP Now
Dramatic increase in the number of 10- to 14-year-olds receiving hospital treatment after self-harming; Statistics gathered by Labour Party show that 628 children's centres have closed since since April 2010; and police express concern at plan for new children's home in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: FGM awareness, outdoor play and safeguarding investigation
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- Thursday, August 7, 2014 | CYP Now
Free FGM awareness training for professionals launched; parents too scarred to let children play outside; and safeguarding probe at school for disabled children, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Youth volunteers, social work, and safety campaign
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- Wednesday, August 6, 2014 | CYP Now
Initiative to highlight examples of youth volunteering; social worker suspended for falsifying records; and parents warn of the dangers of water to children, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Pupil behaviour, children's homes and nursery inspections
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- Friday, August 1, 2014 | CYP Now
Assaults by pupils on primary school teachers on the rise; new risk assessment guidance for children's homes published; and quarter of early years settings not inspected in last four years, all in the news today.
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