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CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

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  • Friday, March 23, 2012
    • | CYP Now
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has warned the government not to lose sight of strong partnerships and professional development in the early years and social care sectors ahead of its closure at the end of the month.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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  • Wednesday, September 3, 2014
    • | CYP Now
It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Steep rise in serious case reviews

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  • Thursday, September 25, 2014
    • | CYP Now
The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carried out into cases of child deaths or severe abuse have risen by more than 50 per cent in the space of just a year.

Local authorities told to hold schools to account

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  • Thursday, April 12, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Government must clarify local authority powers to intervene with failing maintained schools and academies to ensure standards are sustained, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Slough children's services to become independent trust

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  • Wednesday, October 8, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Slough will become the second local authority to have its children's services transferred to an independent trust after children's minister Edward Timpson dismissed council proposals for alternative arrangements.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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  • Friday, October 24, 2014
    • | CYP Now
A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

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