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DfE innovation fund to aid young people with mental health issues

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

As the government announces funding for a further four initiatives to tackle social problems affecting children and young people's emotional wellbeing, CYP Now takes a look at how they will run and what they will offer.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

ADCS criticises academies for refusing to take on new pupils

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action against academies that are refusing to admit new pupils during term time.

Ask The Experts: Nursery medicine, CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth film nights

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on drugs in nursery settings, addressing CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth club film nights.

Dedicated to child health - Judith Ellis, RCPCH chief executive

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Judith Ellis, chief executive of the RCPCH.

Caring by sharing

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Sharing information is vital to keeping children safe, but systems often let families down. Joe Lepper explores how children's services teams and partners are working together to improve communication.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

News

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Skills for the Job: Effective time management

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Good time management in children's services is essential for busy children's professionals to maximise their effectiveness.

Youth workers take on social care responsibilities as cuts endure

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A report on youth services provision suggests that more and more local authority youth workers are being deployed in social care-related roles. CYP Now analyses the evidence and looks at the likely ramifications.

Ask the Experts: Coping with an extra workload

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on taking on extra duties, developing participation work, bullying at youth clubs and motivating nursery staff.

Ask the Experts: Providing support for care leavers

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on care leavers' support, promoting positive social action, nursery transitions and performance management.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Government revises serious case review guidance

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Guidance for when serious case reviews should be conducted has been revised as part of attempts to ensure they are carried out more frequently.

Ask the Experts: Stand up for young people's rights

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on helping young people accused of theft, CSE prevention, improving resilience and clearing nursery clutter.

Editorial: Cuts to council funding create a fool's economy

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

There was little festive cheer in the draft local government funding settlement for 2015/16 delivered by ministers just before the Christmas break.

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The year 2015 looks set to be pivotal in determining the direction of services for children, young people and families over the rest of the decade.

The 2015 Report: Local authorities

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Looking at the year ahead, I have a plea, a hope and a challenge for local government.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

The 2015 Report: Voluntary sector

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The voluntary sector for children, young people and families will face huge challenges in the year ahead, ranging from the practical to the political, the principled to the pragmatic.

How do we stop child sex abuse?

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Preventing child sexual abuse from happening in the first place is the ultimate goal of all children's professionals but this is not straightforward. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges and what really works when it comes to keeping children safe.

The 2015 Report: Performance improvement

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is far from new, but the critical understanding of grooming and the types of exploitative situations young people find themselves in is.

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.

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

News

Monday, January 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's homes are struggling to find suitable staff with more than half of managers reporting difficulties recruiting candidates with appropriate skills and training.

Ask the Experts: Christmas activities at nursery

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on Christmas activities at nurseries, tackling self-harm, managing budget proposals and secret engagements.

If we become numb to more cuts, we risk missing the danger signs

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Sir Paul Ennals says the cumulative impact of cuts is only now beginning to truly bite.

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DfE innovation fund to aid young people with mental health issues

Children's social worker vacancies soar

ADCS criticises academies for refusing to take on new pupils

Ask The Experts: Nursery medicine, CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth film nights

Dedicated to child health - Judith Ellis, RCPCH chief executive

Caring by sharing

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Skills for the Job: Effective time management

Youth workers take on social care responsibilities as cuts endure

Ask the Experts: Coping with an extra workload

Ask the Experts: Providing support for care leavers

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government revises serious case review guidance

Ask the Experts: Stand up for young people's rights

Editorial: Cuts to council funding create a fool's economy

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

The 2015 Report: Local authorities

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

The 2015 Report: Voluntary sector

How do we stop child sex abuse?

The 2015 Report: Performance improvement

Research Report: Investigating Special Guardianship: Experiences, Challenges and Outcomes

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

Ask the Experts: Christmas activities at nursery

If we become numb to more cuts, we risk missing the danger signs

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