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In Depth
Unlocked Graduates: the graduates hoping to transform youth custody
Unlocked Graduates is a training scheme designed to get more talented people working in prisons. Two of the first participants to enter the youth secure estate share their experiences with CYP Now.
Adoption register suspension - will it make matching harder?
A system for matching hard-to-place children with adopters has been shelved after 18 years. Those running the National Adoption Register fear the change will limit options, but others say online systems can fill the void.
Partnerships to address violent crime
Youth charity supports government strategy's focus on community partnerships to tackle knife crime, but wants longer-term funding.
Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce
Two-thirds of social workers are white, but in some areas that figure is much higher. Leaders say work needs to be done to encourage more ethnic minorities into the sector in frontline and leadership roles.
End of an era at Cafcass: Anthony Douglas, outgoing chief executive
Derren Hayes speaks to Anthony Douglas, outgoing Cafcass chief executive.
Good Practice
Opinion
We need more diversity in children's...
The latest set of workforce data published in February by the Department...
Research
Shared Picture Book Reading and...
Training parents to share picture books with their children has long been...
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