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Children's leaders gather to tackle major issues at ADCS conference

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services annual conference heard about government plans for adoption reforms, improvements to children's mental health services, social work training and funding challenges.

Recovery through therapy must be care system's goal

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Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

I published the State of the Nation for Children in Care report this month on the views of 3,000 children in care and care leavers aged eight to 25. One of the most startling findings was the staggering 50 per cent who said they didn't understand why they were in care in the first place.

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

Specialists key to childcare offer

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Educational psychology services are vital to ensure the free childcare expansion succeeds, says Kate Fallon.

Ask the Experts: Get the best from governing bodies

Best Practice

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on school governing bodies, new youth club members, nursery transitions and learning from job interviews.

Weight of expectation: Eustace de Sousa, children's lead, Public Health England

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Eustace de Sousa, children's lead, Public Health England.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

News

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Care still a barrier to university

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

With a drop in the number of care leavers going to university, new initiatives aim to raise academic aspirations.

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Protecting children from extremist ideology, improving care leaver support, reforming child mental health services and changes to Ofsted social care inspections were all issues on the agenda at the NCAS conference this month.

Ask the Experts: Accessing mental health funding

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on mental health services funding, inappropriate sexual behaviour, safeguarding and a nursery compost heap.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Impact of living in care needs careful attention

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Hertfordshire County Council – Local Spotlight

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Council with reputation for innovation turns its attention to improving special educational needs and disabilities services.

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for second time in five years

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services have been judged "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors criticised weaknesses in social work practice.

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

Other

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.

Key steps that will improve play services for disabled children

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

A charity has devised a blueprint for improved access to good quality play provision for disabled children under five through more national funding, investing in childcare providers' facilities, making play a statutory service and enforcing equalities law.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

News

Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Local authorities express interest in health and children's services link-ups

News

Monday, April 18, 2016

| CYP Now

More local authorities could be set to hand over responsibility for children's services to NHS trusts, with a number of enquiries being made to a council that has already taken the pioneering step.

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

News

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.

Tory children's trust plans hit home

Other

Monday, April 12, 2010

| CYP Now

The sector reacts to CYP Now's revelation last week that the Tories would scrap children's trust obligations.

Councils spell out impact of further cuts for children in 2015/16

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association's submission to the forthcoming spending review pulls no punches in outlining the devastating impact further cuts to budgets would have on children's services

Stubborn adversaries will let children down

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

There is so much dialogue between parties who either deliberately don't listen to each other or are genuinely hard of hearing. My job takes me across all policy areas and I witness it everywhere.

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster Council has appointed consultants Impower and Penna to help it turn around its failing children's services department.

Children's centres and youth sector hit, but care services escape cuts

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities focus on preserving child protection and looked-after children budgets at the expense of Sure Start children's centres, services for young people and youth justice work, statistics on council spending reveal

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Children's leaders gather to tackle major issues at ADCS conference

Recovery through therapy must be care system's goal

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

Specialists key to childcare offer

Ask the Experts: Get the best from governing bodies

Weight of expectation: Eustace de Sousa, children's lead, Public Health England

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Care still a barrier to university

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Ask the Experts: Accessing mental health funding

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Impact of living in care needs careful attention

Hertfordshire County Council – Local Spotlight

Ofsted judges council 'inadequate' for second time in five years

No quick fixes in turning around children's services

Key steps that will improve play services for disabled children

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Local authorities express interest in health and children's services link-ups

Kensington & Chelsea outlines vision for tri-borough children's services

Tory children's trust plans hit home

Councils spell out impact of further cuts for children in 2015/16

Stubborn adversaries will let children down

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

Children's centres and youth sector hit, but care services escape cuts

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