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Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron's reshuffle resulted in a bigger-than-expected overhaul at the Department for Education and elsewhere, with many new ministers taking on demanding challenges in children's policy

Guide shows early help impact

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

New Early Intervention Foundation online tool gives commissioners an idea of how effective programmes are.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

In his first interview since taking office, Edward Timpson outlines how he plans to address the challenges ahead

Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust

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Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Government rumoured to have shelved plans to scrap housing benefit for under-25s, charities rally to protect children in poverty, and MPs demand an inquiry into funding for the Booktrust, all in the news today.

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The year 2015 looks set to be pivotal in determining the direction of services for children, young people and families over the rest of the decade.

Sexual abuse focus can solve the criminal responsibility conundrum

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Kathy Evans explains why the age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children.

Behind the manifesto gloss, all parties promise further cuts

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Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Despite funding pledges, John Freeman says all the main parties will cut spending on services.

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

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Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Quiz of the year 2015

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

An election result that defied pollsters, turmoil in children's charity funding and plummeting adoption figures - 2015 was a turbulent year. Test your knowledge of the past 12 months' events in children's services by taking the CYP Now quiz!

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?

Evaluating early intervention

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Having outsourced day-to-day management of its children's services to an NHS trust, Trafford Council plans to become the first area to fully integrate social care and community health services for children and adults.

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Leadership: Working with elected members

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Latest local authority spending figures suggest that early intervention is being sacrificed to fund statutory services as children's departments grapple with making a dwindling pot of money stretch further.

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Families planning to cut down on food to cover heating costs; 20 per cent rise in sexual offences against children; and 33,000 now affected by government benefit cap, all in the news today.

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Reforms to early years, care and schools lie ahead for new ministers

Guide shows early help impact

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Care begins at home as Timpson gets to grips with punishing brief

Daily roundup: Housing benefit for under-25s, child poverty and an inquiry into Booktrust

The 2015 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

Sexual abuse focus can solve the criminal responsibility conundrum

Behind the manifesto gloss, all parties promise further cuts

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Quiz of the year 2015

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

Evaluating early intervention

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Leadership: Working with elected members

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

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