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Ask The Experts: Draw up your inclusion policy

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on writing an inclusive "vision", the right support for a family, singing in the nursery and young entrepreneurs.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Challenge Fund 2

Funding

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The Challenge Fund 2, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, is part of the second phase of the government's Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) programme.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Innovation in early help needs cash and leadership

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

New Age for young children's health

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities assumed responsibility in October for commissioning public health services for under-fives. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges involved and plans for the future.

Practitioners reflect on lockdown problems

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

NSPCC has analysed staff diaries to identify key challenges of lockdown for services and vulnerable families so future lessons can be learned

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children's mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Other

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

News

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

News

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Child protection agencies in Doncaster have come under fire for failing to take action to protect three girls in a children's home from child sexual exploitation (CSE).

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

Other

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.

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

With legal aid becoming more difficult to obtain, it is vital that vulnerable children and young people receive accurate advice.

Skills for the Job: Tackling child-on-parent violence

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Abuse of parents by children is a common occurrence, but skilled help and support is available and includes therapeutic interventions.

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

News

Monday, January 18, 2016

| CYP Now

A "fundamental cultural shift" featuring a greater degree of risk-taking is necessary in order to improve standards within children's social care, the Department for Education has said.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

News

Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

News

Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Learnings on school readiness

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Pilot scheme improved young children's transition to formal education through collaboration and involving families.

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

News

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.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

News

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).

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Ask The Experts: Draw up your inclusion policy

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Challenge Fund 2

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Innovation in early help needs cash and leadership

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

New Age for young children's health

Practitioners reflect on lockdown problems

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Inspectors criticise Doncaster agencies over CSE failings

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

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Skills for the Job: Tackling child-on-parent violence

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Learnings on school readiness

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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