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More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

Monday, August 11, 2014

| CYP Now

In excess of 2,000 youth worker posts have been cut and 350 youth centres have closed since 2012, according to latest research by Unison.

Councils fall short in provision of childcare places for two-year-olds

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now investigation reveals that more than half of local authorities will have a shortfall of available places when the government's free childcare scheme for disadvantaged two-year-olds expands on 1 September.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

Other

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

In October 2015, local authorities will gain responsibility for commissioning the national Healthy Child Programme (HCP).

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

News

Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Other

Monday, March 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, all in the news today.

Councils best placed to link schools with national policy

Opinion

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Local Spotlight: South Tyneside Council

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

| CYP Now

South Tyneside has a higher than average unemployment rate, but primary school education exceeds expected national standards.

Councils ‘fail to protect young homeless people'

News

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Children are being left at risk of sexual exploitation because councils are turning them away when they are homeless, a damning report has claimed.

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

News

Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services departments are facing a "looming crisis" because of funding cuts, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.?

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Other

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

As Ofsted figures reveal that only 14 of 59 children's social care services assessed under the single inspection framework were rated as "good", CYP Now looks at three local authorities that have impressed inspectors.

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services directors have developed regional models to improve services that draw on their collective strengths to tackle areas of weakness, and which could help prevent critical Ofsted inspection judgments.

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

This study set out to examine the key characteristics of childminding provision, including factors that characterise high-quality childcare.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?

A serene setting to address harmful sexual behaviour

Research

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Glebe House is a residential home providing therapeutic care for young people who display harmful sexual behaviour. Emily Rogers visits staff and residents to find out more about the setting's approach.

Fostering Effective Early Learning

Research

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

This exciting trial has demonstrated the substantial impact of a professional development course for early years practitioners on both the quality of early years settings and outcomes for a group of children living in New South Wales.

Local Spotlight: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

North West borough has plans to transform children's social care but a shortage of permanent practitioners remains a problem.

Evaluating early intervention

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Could specialist regional centres solve CAMHS access problems?

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

More evidence has emerged of the difficulties young people in some parts of the country have in getting treatment for mental health problems, prompting some experts to call for the creation of specialist regional centres.

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Having outsourced day-to-day management of its children's services to an NHS trust, Trafford Council plans to become the first area to fully integrate social care and community health services for children and adults.

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

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More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

Councils fall short in provision of childcare places for two-year-olds

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Leicestershire lays groundwork for under-5s public health transfer

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Councils best placed to link schools with national policy

Local Spotlight: South Tyneside Council

Councils ‘fail to protect young homeless people'

ADCS Conference: President warns of funding crisis and ‘broken' Ofsted framework

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

A serene setting to address harmful sexual behaviour

Fostering Effective Early Learning

Local Spotlight: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Evaluating early intervention

Could specialist regional centres solve CAMHS access problems?

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

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