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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Daily roundup: Tobacco packaging, play scheme arson and maths lessons in schools

Other

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health speak out on tobacco packaging, a charity counts the cost of an arson attack and fears over maths proposals, all make the news roundup today.

'Pioneering' children's services partnership given green light

News

Friday, November 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A private firm has been signed up to improve children's services at Sandwell Council over the next two-and-a-half years, in what is though to be the first initiative of its kind.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

News

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Tackling Child Sexual Abuse: A Professional Debate

Features

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The national spotlight remains fixed on child sexual abuse as never before. Children & Young People Now joined forces with Cambian Group to host a comprehensive and candid debate involving a range of senior professionals on the ongoing efforts to understand, combat and prevent child sexual abuse in its various forms, and to address the trauma it causes for victims.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

News

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts in prevention services see more vulnerable young people experiencing housing crisis, say charities.

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Eleanor Schooling will remain with the inspectorate for an additional year, it has been announced.

Ask the Experts: Understanding online dangers

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on internet grooming concerns, schools' academy regrets, young mothers at youth club and nursery numeracy.

Morgan criticised for 'singling out' social work CSE failings

News

Friday, October 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come in for criticism for appearing to single out social work shortcomings in relation to the recent Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.

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.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

News

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 to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

News

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

News

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

Raising awareness of neglect

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A new guide to neglect offers children's professionals advice on how to best identify and respond to it.

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

News

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.

Council offers £15,000 mortgage deposit to attract children's social workers

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has unveiled plans to stump up money to help children's social workers to buy a home as part of efforts to boost recruitment.

Councils told to improve dismissal processes to avoid Shoesmith-style payouts

News

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities must sharpen up their employment procedures if they are to avoid big payouts similar to the one agreed for Sharon Shoesmith, the Local Government Association has warned.

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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Daily roundup: Tobacco packaging, play scheme arson and maths lessons in schools

'Pioneering' children's services partnership given green light

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Tackling Child Sexual Abuse: A Professional Debate

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

Ask the Experts: Understanding online dangers

Morgan criticised for 'singling out' social work CSE failings

Children's home managers highlight recruitment problems

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

Raising awareness of neglect

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

Council offers £15,000 mortgage deposit to attract children's social workers

Councils told to improve dismissal processes to avoid Shoesmith-style payouts

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