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Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Social work supervisors and practice leaders will be required to sit theory exams and be observed working in order to gain accreditation, it has been announced.

Labour demands inquiry into Kids Company closure

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Friday, August 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is coming under pressure to order an independent inquiry into the collapse of children's charity Kids Company, with questions being asked about what it knew about the collapse of the organisation.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Work by councils to protect children from abuse and neglect will struggle to continue at its current level if funding for local authorities is cut further in the autumn's Spending Review, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

NSPCC calls for action on neglect of teenagers

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Friday, October 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has called for greater awareness of teenagers who may be suffering from neglect, claiming the issue is likely to be significantly under-reported.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

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Friday, November 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey's resignation as chair of the Adoption Leadership Board has sparked calls from the sector for the board to widen its remit to all looked-after children.

Council children's centre funding cuts double in a year

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The pace of cuts to local authority spending on children's centres has doubled over the past year, latest council figures reveal.

Daily roundup: Children's centre redundancies, child legal disputes rise, and housing fears

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Sure Start jobs set to go in Portsmouth; international legal disputes over child custody on the rise, and Shelter report reveals extent of renting families' insecurity, all in the news today.

Children's home data reveals extent of out-of-area placements

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost half of children in residential care are placed outside their home authority, statistics published today by the Department for Education have revealed.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| CYP Now

A total of £30m has been set aside to boost the life chances of children in disadvantaged families by resolving conflict among parents, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The government must do more to help thousands of children whose lives are being disrupted because they have a parent in prison, Barnardo's has said.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Call for review of special guardianship orders

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has called for a review of special guardianship orders (SGOs) amid a sharp rise in numbers being granted and concerns about the way they are used.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will be forced to merge or outsource their adoption services into regional agencies unless they do it under their own steam within the next two years, the government has announced.

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) will close by the end of September, it has been announced.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

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Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

Labour demands inquiry into Kids Company closure

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

NSPCC calls for action on neglect of teenagers

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

Council children's centre funding cuts double in a year

Daily roundup: Children's centre redundancies, child legal disputes rise, and housing fears

Children's home data reveals extent of out-of-area placements

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Call for review of special guardianship orders

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

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