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DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch

Friday, April 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council is set to launch a co-operative company to provide supported housing for care leavers as part of pioneering attempts to improve outcomes.

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities and independent fostering and adoption agencies are leaving themselves open to large fines by failing to adequately protect the personal data collected about looked-after children and potential carers.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, policing and council cuts

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Small schools to get funding to deliver free school meals; taser use rises fivefold in five years; and Islington children's services hit with £4m cut, all in the news today.

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

A damning Ofsted inspection of Birmingham children's services has found the council closed hundreds of child protection cases without an assessment due to a "lack of social workers".

Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is set to take over children's services on the Isle of Wight after its lead member for children backed the proposals.

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in discussions with the Department for Education about how to inspect children's services departments that take risks through innovation in order to improve standards, it has emerged.

Ofsted ‘inadequate' council reduces social work caseloads by 30 per cent

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were last year rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has succeeded in recruiting scores of new social workers and reducing caseloads by 30 per cent, it has emerged.

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.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Research that involves children

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Carrying out research with children raises particular legal and ethical issues that researchers should be aware of.

Shared Services: Special Report

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Monday, September 28, 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'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.

How to make an FGM report

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's professionals have a legal duty to report known cases of FGM, so what are the key steps to take?

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

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.

Ask the Expert: Single assessments

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Daniel Pelka SCR: Children's minister questions methods used in review

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has questioned the investigation methods used by Coventry Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) in its serious case review (SCR) into the death of four-year-old Daniel Pelka.

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Other

Friday, January 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Safety fears at Alder Hey Children's Hospital; child protection concerns spark government direction; and Essex's respite care centres face closure, all in the news today.

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.

Ask the Experts: Spur on staff to meet SEN reforms

Other

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on SEN and disability reforms, nursery transition, tackling sexual exploitation and examining gender roles.

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

News

Monday, January 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A new independent trust to run children's services in Birmingham will officially launch in April 2018, with the organisation taking the form of a company owned by the council, rather than an employee-owned mutual, it has emerged.

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.

Daily roundup 10 July: Abuse helpline, Ofsted and serious case review

Other

Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Charity launches a child sexual abuse inquiry helpline; a Birmingham free school is put into special measures; and a serious case review finds a number of key errors, all in the news today.

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.

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DfE-backed co-operative housing scheme for care leavers to launch

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

Daily roundup: Free school meals, policing and council cuts

Child protection cases closed without review as Ofsted rates Birmingham services 'inadequate'

Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

Ofsted ‘inadequate' council reduces social work caseloads by 30 per cent

Government revises serious case review guidance

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Research that involves children

Shared Services: Special Report

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

How to make an FGM report

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Ask the Expert: Single assessments

Daniel Pelka SCR: Children's minister questions methods used in review

Daily roundup: Hospital care, child protection and respite centres

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Ask the Experts: Spur on staff to meet SEN reforms

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

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

Daily roundup 10 July: Abuse helpline, Ofsted and serious case review

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

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