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Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Thursday, August 31, 2023

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The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton

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Monday, June 12, 2017

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Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

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Monday, December 19, 2016

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With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

YJB chief Lin Hinnigan to step down

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

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Youth Justice Board (YJB) chief executive Lin Hinnigan is to leave in the summer after three years in the role, it has been announced.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

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Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

Police and crime commissioner to take over youth offending service

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Friday, March 18, 2016

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Plans to transfer one of the country's largest youth offending services to a police and crime commissioner have been rubber-stamped, it has been announced.

Ofsted joint safeguarding inspections to launch next month

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Friday, January 15, 2016

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Joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for vulnerable children and young people will launch in February, it has been announced.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.