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Positive action to cut childhood obesity

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Public health expert outlines the wide holistic preventative approach Leeds Council has taken to reverse obesity rates in young children.

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.

Youth work reforms need universal focus

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth charter and qualifications review can revitalise youth work, but experts call for a broad approach.

Tackling care attainment gap

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

DfE figures show a growing attainment gap for children in care, highlighting the need to boost support.

Asylum delays spark legal action

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Judicial review highlights concerns over the impact asylum delays have on unaccompanied children.

Reshaping towns for young people

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Too many town centres offer little for young people, but the Future High Streets Fund can tackle this.

Regional approach to staff recruitment

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Latest Department for Education workforce data shows that while the number of children's social workers rose three per cent last year, staff turnover, vacant posts and use of agency practitioners remained stubbornly high.

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

The organisation that has led the development of an early years apprenticeship standard says the new qualification will help practitioners deliver improved outcomes for children and childcare settings.

ADCS president vows action on poverty

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Rachel Dickinson, 2019/20 ADCS president, says she will stress the plight of children living in poverty.

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

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.

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Social Work England, the new regulator, is holding a consultation into draft professional standards, registration rules and fitness to practice rules that all social workers will be expected to meet.

Factors for childcare cost rise

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

A perfect storm of stagnant funding rates and rising overheads are threatening providers' future, warn experts.

Solving social care funding crisis: top 10 common-sense solutions

Analysis

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Audit Office report highlights the recent growth in demand and spending on children's services, and the lack of understanding on what is driving this. Andrew Rome says councils and providers can work together to solve it.

Visualising a child's care journey

Analysis

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Data visualisation tool could boost efficiency and stop vulnerable children from slipping through the net.

Test article for testing draft

Analysis

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| CYP Now

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Decade of cuts: the policies that have dismantled youth work

Analysis

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Swingeing cuts to youth services since 2010 are the result of an ideological drive to target support at disadvantaged young people, with little prospect of any change, says youth work expert and author Bernard Davies.

UK silent on UN youth strategy

Analysis

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Appointing a dedicated youth minister would help the UK implement the UN's strategy, say experts.

New inspections reveal progress

Analysis

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Half of children's services inspected in their first year of the Ilacs system have improved their rating.

Early years policy: key questions

Analysis

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Andrea Leadsom outlines work being undertaken by a ministerial group to assess gaps in family support.

Scouts turn focus on pre-schoolers

Analysis

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Youth organisation launches programme supporting four- and five-year-olds in disadvantaged areas.

Youth charity leaders anticipate increase in income and demand

Analysis

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Nearly three times as many youth charity leaders expect annual income to rise in 2019 compared to those who think it will fall, but most say they want more support to develop partnerships with local businesses.

Childcare funding in spotlight

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Early years experts outline changes needed to ease financial pressures as parliamentary inquiry launched.

Call for bold youth work vision

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Chair of a parliamentary inquiry into youth work says decisive action is needed to reinvigorate profession.

Tackling parental alcohol risk

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Health visitors are vital for engaging parents about alcohol use and the risks to children, says expert.

Home schooling survey reveals rising concerns over 'off-rolling'

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The latest elective home education (EHE) survey by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) reveals the number of children being taught at home rose by more than a quarter this year.

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Positive action to cut childhood obesity

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

Youth work reforms need universal focus

Tackling care attainment gap

Asylum delays spark legal action

Reshaping towns for young people

Regional approach to staff recruitment

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

ADCS president vows action on poverty

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

The good and bad of new draft standards for social workers

Factors for childcare cost rise

Solving social care funding crisis: top 10 common-sense solutions

Visualising a child's care journey

Test article for testing draft

Decade of cuts: the policies that have dismantled youth work

UK silent on UN youth strategy

New inspections reveal progress

Early years policy: key questions

Scouts turn focus on pre-schoolers

Youth charity leaders anticipate increase in income and demand

Childcare funding in spotlight

Call for bold youth work vision

Tackling parental alcohol risk

Home schooling survey reveals rising concerns over 'off-rolling'

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