In the new edition of CYP Now: Social prescribing, Commissioning care special, Social worker recruitment

Policy top reads:

• Special report on commissioning children’s social care analyses government plans for regional care co-operatives.

• CYP Now investigation reveals how councils are using inducement payments to attract and retain social workers.

• Update of health standards for secure settings should improve children’s outcomes if implemented properly, say experts.

• EEF offers advice on how latest guidance can help schools make the most of their pupil premium funding.

• Tessy Ojo, chief executive of The Diana Award, on the youth charity’s work to tackle racial bullying and discrimination.

Practice top reads:

• How social prescribing is increasingly being used to offer non-medical therapies to children with mental health difficulties.

• All you need to know about bidding for the Youth Investment Fund’s Refurbishment Grant programme.

• Expert advice on how to invest in the essential skills of your workforce.

• Young ambassadors in Sussex have produced an e-wellbeing website to improve the mental health of peers.

• The steps taken by Hull City Council’s new leadership team to get its children’s services back on track.

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