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Daily roundup: Universal credit, library closures and junk food

Monday, September 10, 2012

| CYP Now

A charity warns Universal Credit will leave poor families out of pocket, the Children's Laureate condemns library closures and an investigation into "junk food" on sale in academy schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: The dawn of EBacc, Scottish play and a TV campaign for East Anglian children

Other

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Details of the biggest exams overhaul in a generation, Scottish MPs urged to enshrine the right to play in law, and a TV campaign highlighting issues affecting children in East Anglia, all in the news today.

Inspections: Joint targeted area inspections

Features

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Inspections of local safeguarding arrangements were introduced in 2016 to examine joint working across agencies, uncovering examples of how areas tackle neglect, child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Other

Thursday, March 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children unfairly excluded from schools, campaigners say the Budget failed disadvantaged children, and DfE consults on early years teacher standards, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax, alcohol abuse and serious case review

Other

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Scottish children's commissioner condemns welfare reform, children as young as seven hospitalised by alcohol use, and Philpott deaths prompt serious case review, all in the news today.

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

News

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Former National Children's Bureau chief executive Sir Paul Ennals has been appointed as chair of Haringey's Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB).

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

News

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 700 children who have been affected by domestic violence are to benefit from help and support as part of a £470,000 project being delivered by charity Buttle UK.

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

News

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Child protection services should not be outsourced to organisations intending to make a profit, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

News

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 500 children in Manchester were potentially left at risk because social work assessments were not carried out quickly enough, a report that has rated the city's children's services as "inadequate", has found.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

News

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Ofsted: Councils failing to protect children from CSE

News

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are failing in their statutory duty to protect children from the risk of sexual exploitation (CSE), Ofsted has concluded.

Innovation projects tackle CSE

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Four innovation fund schemes are to focus on developing ways to protect children from sexual exploitation.

On the case with the Cafcass intake team

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The creation of an "intake team" by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has improved the speed and accuracy of information sent to courts. Charlotte Goddard spent a day with them.

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?

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".

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in Child Welfare Services in England

Research

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The report authors obtained data from the Department for Education (DfE), using a Freedom of Information request, to establish whether Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children are over-represented in children’s social services in England compared with the general population.

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

A south London-based project is using creative expression as a therapeutic tool to support young girls affected by the aftermath of youth violence.

UK should take 3,000 more child refugees, MPs say

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should agree to take in an additional 3,000 child refugees from Syria who are stranded in Europe, a group of MPs has said.

Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines changes to data collection on private fostering arrangements and what further work is needed to safeguard children and young people.

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

News

Thursday, February 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

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.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

News

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

News

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

As many as 60 health visitors could be axed as part of efforts to save money at an NHS foundation trust, it has been claimed.

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Daily roundup: Universal credit, library closures and junk food

Daily roundup: The dawn of EBacc, Scottish play and a TV campaign for East Anglian children

Inspections: Joint targeted area inspections

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Daily roundup: Exclusion inequalities, the Budget and early years teachers

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax, alcohol abuse and serious case review

Paul Ennals to chair Haringey child safeguarding board

Domestic violence project to focus on children's needs

Children's directors rally against profit-making in child protection

Children's services in Manchester receive 'inadequate' rating

Slough children's services to become independent trust

Ofsted: Councils failing to protect children from CSE

Innovation projects tackle CSE

On the case with the Cafcass intake team

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

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in Child Welfare Services in England

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

UK should take 3,000 more child refugees, MPs say

Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

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