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ADCS defends social workers over safeguarding assessments

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have defended council child protection teams over suggestions they are not investigating safeguarding concerns raised by schools quickly enough.

Getting the right insurance, by asking the right questions

Features

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham continues to fail vulnerable children, report finds

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is continuing to fail to protect vulnerable children and young people from harm, nearly six months after the scale of child sexual exploitation in the town emerged, a damning report has found.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Child trafficking victims to get legal guardians

News

Thursday, February 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have welcomed last-minute changes to the Modern Slavery Bill to give advocates for child trafficking victims legal powers.

New Rotherham children's chief slams schools over continuing failure to tackle CSE

News

Friday, March 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham's director of children's services has condemned an "astonishing" lack of engagement by schools to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough while urging a greater focus and respect for youth work.

How children recover from past domestic abuse

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Project helps children who have experienced domestic abuse recover and move on.

Funding for Birmingham recovery plan falls short of estimate

News

Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council will spend just two-thirds of the extra £140m in funding that was originally estimated would be needed to turn around its troubled children's services.

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

News

Friday, April 24, 2015

| CYP Now

A pioneering initiative to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham scandal has been launched in Scotland.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Skills for the Job: Understanding virtual self-harm

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The internet has become another means for young people to inflict self-harm.

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

News

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has hit out at civil servants and sections of the media after confirming that the charity is to close with immediate effect due to insolvency.

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "standout area" for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

News

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

News

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

News

Thursday, December 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) is to take action after finding a "significant minority" of children are being placed at risk through inappropriate special guardianship orders (SGOs).

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor life outcomes, so policymakers and practitioners are developing new ways to prevent ACEs and support children at risk of them.

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Home and School-Moves for Children Affected by Extra-Familial Risks During Adolescence

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper presents cumulative findings from studies into the contextual (situational, environmental and relational) dynamics of abuse that young people experience in extra-familial settings.

No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper presents findings from one component of a study to understand and advance child protection responses to youth violence and exploitation (YVE).

Preliminary Evaluation of the Virtual Reality Pilot Programme: The Cornerstone Partnership

Research

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

This study provides summary findings from a preliminary evaluation of the Cornerstone Partnership’s Virtual Reality Programme (CVR), which aimed to improve outcomes for children in care and children who have experienced attachment-related trauma.

Safeguarding reforms must include funding

Opinion

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The safeguarding failings identified in the Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes panel review are sadly all too familiar.

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ADCS defends social workers over safeguarding assessments

Getting the right insurance, by asking the right questions

Rotherham continues to fail vulnerable children, report finds

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Child trafficking victims to get legal guardians

New Rotherham children's chief slams schools over continuing failure to tackle CSE

How children recover from past domestic abuse

Funding for Birmingham recovery plan falls short of estimate

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Skills for the Job: Understanding virtual self-harm

Exclusive: Batmanghelidjh speaks out on Kids Company closure

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

DfE tightens up special guardianship rules

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Special Report

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Home and School-Moves for Children Affected by Extra-Familial Risks During Adolescence

No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings

Preliminary Evaluation of the Virtual Reality Pilot Programme: The Cornerstone Partnership

Safeguarding reforms must include funding

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