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'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

ADCS president announces retirement

News

Thursday, February 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has announced plans to retire.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Children's home providers call for fee increases

News

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.

A Supportive Home

Funding

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A Supportive Home, launched in partnership with BBC Children in Need and The Hunter Foundation, is the second grant round of the Youth Endowment Fund's Agency Collaboration Fund.

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Struggling council transforms how it commissions placements for children in care with the focus on reducing trauma and addressing complex needs.

What kind of family support can avert looming care system crisis?

Features

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Record rise in number of care applications has prompted England's most senior family court judge to warn of a looming "crisis". He says efforts must focus on intensive support for struggling families to prevent care proceedings.

DfE appoints commissioner at 'inadequate' council

News

Friday, September 16, 2016

| CYP Now

??The Department for Education has appointed a commissioner at a council where Ofsted recently rated children's services as "inadequate".

Randomised trials will drive better decisions for children

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

Children's services need clarity of accountability

Other

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's proposals to transfer responsibility for children's social services in Doncaster from the local council to an independent trust have come under attack from Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones in her detailed response to the plans.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

News

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

NCB appoints president and chair

News

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Other

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy

Councils can offer safety net on school standards

Opinion

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to put children and families at the centre of services has received a crucial endorsement this month.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Daily roundup: Drug treatment, Doncaster children's services, and foster care

Other

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Four-year-olds referred for drug and alcohol treatment; launch date for independent children's services trust in Doncaster delayed a month; and call for long-term foster care to be used more, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

News

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

NCB unveils new chief executive

News

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has announced that Anna Feuchtwang is to become its new chief executive.

Guide shows early help impact

Other

Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

New Early Intervention Foundation online tool gives commissioners an idea of how effective programmes are.

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.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

News

Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

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.

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

News

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A struggling council that a government report recommended be scrapped and replaced with two new unitary authorities is pushing ahead with plans to establish children's services to an independent trust in 12 months' time.

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'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

ADCS president announces retirement

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Children's home providers call for fee increases

A Supportive Home

Trauma-informed commissioning delivers savings

What kind of family support can avert looming care system crisis?

DfE appoints commissioner at 'inadequate' council

Randomised trials will drive better decisions for children

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Children's services need clarity of accountability

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

NCB appoints president and chair

Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Councils can offer safety net on school standards

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Daily roundup: Drug treatment, Doncaster children's services, and foster care

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

NCB unveils new chief executive

Guide shows early help impact

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

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

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

Troubled council to launch children's services trust in 2019

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