Case studies & shared experiences in management, leadership & commissioning of services for children & young people
Camden has a proud history of placing a high priority on education for all ages and this can be seen in the funding levels we provide relative to elsewhere in London, and indeed the rest of the UK.
Social investment is set to become a growing source of finance for public projects. Ravi Chandiramani examines how it works, the principal challenges and how the children's sector could reap the benefits
"There are few moments like this when something happens that can really change the world". That was the proclamation of Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last summer as plans gathered pace to develop the UK market for social investment. Was he go...
Young people can struggle to have their needs met in a system that treats them as adults at 18. But should services be reconfigured? CYP Now puts the question to senior figures
With a fifth of Braintree's under-fives living in workless homes and entering early years provision with skills, knowledge and abilities below the national average for their age, the Carousel children's centre is not short of work. But despite the ch...
Bradford Council fostering service | Local authority fostering agency inspection | October 2011
The Bungalow, Eastbourne, East Sussex | Children's home inspection | November 2011
Broughton Pre-School, Broughton, Lancashire | early years provision inspection | October 2011
Politicians in Kensington & Chelsea have outlined their vision of standards for children's services for a new combined department across three authorities, stating that outstanding inspection ratings are expected.
Councils are to be hit with spending cuts of up to eight per cent next year, under plans set out in the provisional local government finance settlement.
My role involves championing the rights of some of the most vulnerable groups of children where it has maximum impact on national and local leaders.
Children & Young People Now is the official publication for members of the National Children's Bureau and The National Youth Agency.
