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Added incentive

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  • Wednesday, June 11, 2014
  • | CYP Now
More money is now available to support the educational needs of looked-after children through the Pupil Premium Plus. Joe Lepper looks at how the cash can be spent effectively.

Innovation in residential care

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  • Wednesday, June 11, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children and young people in residential care can have a variety of difficulties and needs. Charlotte Goddard looks at some striking initiatives to boost their life chances.

Therapeutic Communities: Policy context

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  • Tuesday, March 1, 2022
  • | CYP Now
The term “therapeutic” – at least in the way commissioning specifications set out – focuses on the direct work of a therapist in weekly sessions with a child. While this important technical component has its place, it is only one limited element. In order for residential care, fostering, education or supported housing to be “therapeutic” something more is needed.

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

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  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • | CYP Now
At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

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