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Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Policies would fail 'family test'

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised recent government reforms for being anything but family friendly.

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Study highlights long-term impact of bullying; adults concerned about false accusations when reporting child abuse; and thousands of domestic violence referrals made in Scotland, all in the news today.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Home Office launches consultation on strengthening domestic violence law

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new crime of domestic abuse could be created under government proposals aimed at better protecting victims and their families.

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An expansion of the Troubled Families initiative is to focus on tackling poor health and supporting children under the age of five, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed.

How mental health sessions reduce risk of harm

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Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Project works to safeguard children whose parents have mental health problems through group activities and one-to-one discussions.

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, A-levels and home repossessions

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour MP warns that a legal loophole puts children at risk of grooming; new figures show rise in students taking A-levels in maths and the sciences; and charity warns that South Tyneside is a blackspot for home repossessions, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School league tables, apprenticeships, and serious case review apology

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for alternative school league tables announced, survey highlights popularity of apprenticeships, and Oxfordshire's Safeguarding Children Board issues serious case review apology, all in the news today.

Integrated care service vital to help support troubled families

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Integrated care is an idea with legs. It is gaining currency among the major political parties, as they realise that the segregation of health and social care, for example, leads to waste, duplication and gaps through which service users easily fall.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Children's social workers face knowledge test

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

New children's social workers will have to pass a test of their knowledge in order to become an approved practitioner as part of government attempts to improve the quality of the profession, it has been announced.

More health visitors needed to hit government target

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,800 health visitors must be recruited within 12 months in order for the government to achieve its five-year pledge to boost numbers within the profession, new figures show.

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Attempts to help disadvantaged children get into best schools; report on 'Trojan Horse' plot published; and review backs jobseeker's allowance sanction system, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Serious case reviews need reform, say academics

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Inquiries into child deaths must be reformed so frontline practice can be improved to prevent further tragedies, a major study has concluded.

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Teachers' dislike of Gove behind "demotion"; National Crime Agency announces arrests of 600 suspected paedophiles; and guidelines published on mental health care for expectant mothers, all in the news today.

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

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Friday, July 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Volunteers could be used to a greater degree by children's services to support the work of social workers, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has suggested.

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

London's tri-borough children's services are to receive £4m from the government's innovation fund, the first award to be made under the initiative.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

More children bullied online than face to face, says study

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Online bullying is now more prevalent than face-to-face bullying, a study has found.

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children in Knowsley are being left at risk of harm due to serious failures in child protection services, a damning Ofsted report which labelled the authority "inadequate" has found.

Daily roundup: Childcare training, education outcomes and Ofsted inspections

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years bursary scheme funds a handful of applicants; gifted poor children less likely than affluent peers to attend top universities; and Bournemouth children's services requires improvement says Ofsted, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

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Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Increasing number of young people reported sleeping rough; new chair of safeguarding board appointed in Sandwell; and NICE publishes best practice briefing on looked-after children, all in the news today.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

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Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Policies would fail 'family test'

Daily roundup: Bullying, child abuse and domestic violence

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Home Office launches consultation on strengthening domestic violence law

Troubled Families expansion to focus on younger children and health problems

How mental health sessions reduce risk of harm

Daily roundup: Child exploitation, A-levels and home repossessions

Daily roundup: School league tables, apprenticeships, and serious case review apology

Integrated care service vital to help support troubled families

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Children's social workers face knowledge test

More health visitors needed to hit government target

Daily roundup: School admissions code, extremism, and jobseeker's allowance

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Serious case reviews need reform, say academics

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

Wood calls for sector to emulate other public services in use of volunteers

First 'innovation' funds handed to tri-borough councils

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

More children bullied online than face to face, says study

Ofsted criticises Knowsley's 'inadequate' child protection services

Daily roundup: Childcare training, education outcomes and Ofsted inspections

Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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