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Data disciple - Rosie Ferguson, London Youth chief executive

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

London Youth chief Rosie Ferguson on how measuring outcomes can help improve youth services.

Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to give councils £30m to encourage them to place children with adoptive parents outside their area.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Ask the Experts: Developing projects for all ages

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on inter-generational programmes, handling donations, compromising situations and the importance of drawing.

Councils and charities absorb the impact of Whitehall spending cuts

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Recent cuts to government department budgets look set to be the start of a new round of austerity in public sector spending. Three experts outline the impact these cuts will have and offer ideas on how the effect can be minimised.

How support stops children from going into care

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Project breaks the cycle of children being taken into care.

Children's voices must be heard to help fight cuts

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Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

As I come to the end of my first few weeks in post, I can pause to reflect on what an unusual period it has been.

Understanding how young brains work

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Until fairly recently, it was widely believed that the overwhelming majority of brain development took place in early childhood.

Children with disabilities more susceptible to CSE

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) revelations uncover many uncomfortable truths about the daily experiences of young children, yet there remains a dearth of support available for victims of this heinous form of abuse.

Ask The Experts: Get young people into your club

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on youth club attendance, school improvement on a budget, imaginative nursery toys and foster carer support

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

DfE to slice £450m from non-schools budget

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) will cut £450m from its non-schools budget for the current financial year, it has been announced.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Social investment advocate: Joanne Hay, Teens and Toddlers chief executive

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Joanne Hay, chief executive of Teens and Toddlers.

Councils fear impact of more cuts

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities warn of dire consequences if the government pushes ahead with spending reductions.

Big conversation needed on social care inspection

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.