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Charity launches appeal for more foster carers

Friday, May 9, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's charity NCH is calling for more people to get involved in fostering to address a shortfall of around 10,000 carers.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Barnardo's calls for 20,000 care leaver apprenticeships

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's has called on the government to reserve 20,000 apprenticeships for young people leaving care.

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of 64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Two-thirds of social workers hit by pay freeze

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

| CYP Now

More than two-thirds of social workers have had their pay frozen in the past year, while 16 per cent have taken a pay cut, according to a survey of almost 600 professionals.

Loughton urged to resolve dispute over creation of College of Social Work

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Friday, November 25, 2011

| CYP Now

The chair of the education select committee has written to children's minister Tim Loughton asking him to step in to resolve the escalating row surrounding the establishment of the College of Social Work.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

Youth charity receives £1.6m boost to support unemployed care leavers

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Friday, September 3, 2021

| CYP Now

A youth charity in the west of England has received a £1.6m grant to help care leavers access work, training and education.

Young call for social care staff recognition

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

| CYP Now

Children believe the new National Minimum Standards for children's social care should recognise staff and carers are important in children's lives.

Children and youth services slip behind in council assessments

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

| CYP Now

Fewer services for children and young people are in the top categories of Audit Commission assessments than any other council service.

College of Social Work gets off the ground

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work has finally gone live despite a turbulent and protracted launch and a long-running dispute with the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

GSCC study reveals breakdown of social work misconduct cases

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A study of social work misconduct cases has found that 45 per cent involved dishonest behaviour, one in five related to inappropriate relationships and 18 per cent involved poor safeguarding practices.

Children and youth workforce faces overhaul to meet government aims

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

| CYP Now

Plans to develop the children and youth workforce so it can meet ambitious aims for service reform have been announced by the government.

Ofsted chief defends inspection processes

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

| CYP Now

The head of inspectorate Ofsted has said she is very secure about the processes used in this year's annual performance assessment of local authorities.