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School admissions framework: Legal update

The current primary school admissions process continues to lead to poorer outcomes for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, says Richard Oldershaw of the Child Law Advice Service.

Sibling relationships in the care system

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  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Children’s services and courts face serious challenges when making care plans or permanence orders for siblings, writes Dr John Simmonds, director of policy, research and development at CoramBAAF.

Children’s services inspection

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted says the children’s services inspection regime is working well, but an independent assessment found areas for improvement. The ADCS’s Steve Crocker tells Jo Stephenson how ILACS can be refined.

How to improve care, by those who have lived it

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  • Tuesday, January 2, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Those who have been in care are uniquely placed to identify how well services for looked-after children are working. Here five care leavers share their experiences and set out what needs to change.

When the Young Inspectors Call

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  • Tuesday, September 26, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Lincolnshire County Council's Young Inspectors programme gives young people the chance to help shape and improve services for them and their peers. Tom de Castella went to see how it works.

Legal Update: UN adopts complaints protocol

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  • Monday, January 23, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain to an international committee, writes Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

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