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Major charities refine their focus as incomes are set to diminish

Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a tumultuous year ahead as increased social hardship heightens demand for their services while the attainment of funding becomes more challenging.

Early intervention grant raises questions over fairness and bias

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Against a backdrop of continued austerity, the announcement last month that the early intervention grant is set to rise by six per cent from April appeared to offer some hope that services tackling deep-seated issues among the most disadvantaged children and families would be boosted.

Factors behind decline of twin-hat directors of children's services

Analysis

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Funding changes and more complex policy could be reasons for the fall in twin-hat DCSs, say experts.

Government outlines efforts to reform children's services funding

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

By 2024/25, councils face an estimated funding gap - the difference between how much money councils receive and how much they need to deliver services - of £8bn, according to analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA).

2014 act ‘a missed opportunity’

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Peer who led review of Children and Families Act says key legislation has had limited impact on lives.

Foundations sets out priorities

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Two experts explain what they hope good practice research body for the children's sector will achieve.

Racial diversity in leadership

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Training programme helps black and Asian leaders to progress but experts say more action is needed.

Three trailblazer councils to pilot MacAlister's ‘families first’ plan

Analysis

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Council leaders share early proposals on delivery of the government's Families First for Children scheme designed to ‘test new ways to reform every part of children's social care’ in response to the Care Review.

Ministerial churn draws criticism

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Questions over commitment to sector as Johnston becomes 10th children’s minister in a decade.

The city putting children’s rights at the forefront of its strategies

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Cardiff has become the first UK city to be awarded ‘child-friendly’ status by Unicef, with the city’s council playing a crucial role in embedding a children’s rights-based approach across its services and policies.

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Research highlights need to modernise adoption contact systems, with experts saying a digital approach could boost children’s wellbeing.

Oxfordshire’s collaborative model for sustainable change in families

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

The Care Review’s Case for Change report set out why the children’s social care system needs to provide more support for families.

Briefing: Innovation Incubator

Analysis

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Coram initiative will pool knowledge of councils, charities and businesses to develop innovative ideas.

Programme prepares the future leaders of children’s services

Analysis

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

On average, a third of all councils change their director of children’s services each year. Now, a new training programme aims to help aspiring leaders understand the realities of the role so they are better prepared.

Councils focus on tackling multiple problems

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

How two councils will invest in innovative approaches to support better outcomes for young adults living with a range of linked disadvantages.

Covid-19 response offers lessons for improving children’s services

Analysis

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| CYP Now

A resource centre for families on the edge of care and youth work group sessions via Zoom are two of the ways support for vulnerable groups is being maintained. Leaders assess what can be learnt for the future

Children’s professionals develop local projects to aid Covid recovery

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Grants totalling £300,000 have been awarded to 32 individuals across the UK developing innovative solutions to some of the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and families.

Lockdown widens digital divide

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Campaigners call for improvements in national scheme to provide care leavers with digital equipment.

Leadership: Updating your strategy

Analysis

Saturday, June 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Barnardo’s has recognised the time is right to update its strategy and branding to keep up with the changes to children’s lives in recent years and ensure it resonates with service users and supporters.

Equipping public service directors with the right skills for the future

Analysis

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid concerns over the quality of leadership in some struggling children's services departments, experts fear a fall in the number of new directors could indicate a problem in the production line of future leaders coming forward.

Deprivation is key factor affecting spending on children's services

Analysis

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

LGA analysis shows demographic and social issues linked to deprivation account for half the variation in spending on children's services. Sector leaders say it reinforces calls for government to increase funding.

Challenges in next parliament

Analysis

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Two senior politicians set out the key children’s services issues the next government must tackle.

Finding directors of the future

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

With an expected surge in DCSs changing post, the upon programme is helping prepare aspiring leaders.

Supporting Families gets major revamp

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Experts welcome flagship programme’s new focus on measuring change in outcomes but some fear lack of funding will hold it back.

Coping with pandemic lockdowns

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

A fifth of England’s population is under local restrictions, presenting challenges for children’s services.

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Major charities refine their focus as incomes are set to diminish

Early intervention grant raises questions over fairness and bias

Factors behind decline of twin-hat directors of children's services

Government outlines efforts to reform children's services funding

2014 act ‘a missed opportunity’

Foundations sets out priorities

Racial diversity in leadership

Three trailblazer councils to pilot MacAlister's ‘families first’ plan

Ministerial churn draws criticism

The city putting children’s rights at the forefront of its strategies

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

Oxfordshire’s collaborative model for sustainable change in families

Briefing: Innovation Incubator

Programme prepares the future leaders of children’s services

Councils focus on tackling multiple problems

Covid-19 response offers lessons for improving children’s services

Children’s professionals develop local projects to aid Covid recovery

Lockdown widens digital divide

Leadership: Updating your strategy

Equipping public service directors with the right skills for the future

Deprivation is key factor affecting spending on children's services

Challenges in next parliament

Finding directors of the future

Supporting Families gets major revamp

Coping with pandemic lockdowns

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