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Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Kent Council is struggling to cope with a major rise in the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children it is caring for, to the point where the government is preparing to force other authorities to share the burden.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39.

Legal Update: Court Report - Dental X-rays in age assessments

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.

Social work set free to innovate

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire are among the authorities chosen to take part in the Partners in Practice programme to transform children's social care. Eileen Fursland finds out about their plans.

Enter the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011

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Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children & Young People Now Awards have become the gold standard for everyone working with children, young people and families.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court

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Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

When a child is asked to give evidence in court there are a number of measures in place to make them feel comfortable and aid the process.

LGA board chief: let councils solve children's services challenges

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, says councils must be given freedoms to overcome a crisis in funding, recruitment and excessive demand across children's social care.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Edited By Jane Williams; University of Wales Press; ISBN: 978-0708325629; £34.99; 240 pages

Research Report: From Education to Employment - Indicators to identify the disengaged

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Research into the reasons young people become disengaged from education and employment

How we can lead the way in promoting positivity

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

In 2012, I launched my first campaign to smash the stereotypes and improve attitudes towards children and young people.

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers told to obey court orders, women prisoners to be kept closer to families, and funding cut for tuition of looked-after children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

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Friday, October 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Research says children in foster care are being "denied a proper childhood", concerns over the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms, and the rising cost of sending children to school, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Shared parental leave to be introduced, free breakfast trial for Blackpool children and Ofsted visits North Yorkshire council, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Foster care, libraries, and child protection in the African community

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Timpson urges greater discretion for foster carers, automatic library card scheme launched, and concerns over the number of African children in the child protection system, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Draft proposals on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children are a welcome step but could go further, argues Rachel Hutchings, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Early intervention must be bold, joined-up and long-term

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

According to a Riots Communities and Victims Panel report in the wake of the 2011 summer riots, 500,000 families were "just coping" - dropping in and out of crisis with little hope of escape from the vicious circle in which they are caught.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

Research Report: Which Behavioural and Emotional Problems Predict Early Sexual Behaviour?

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers examine the associations between problems children experience in middle childhood and early sexual behaviour.

Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play

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Monday, June 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly 20 babies reported missing from council care; research backs value of nurture groups; and £1.9m boost for play in Scotland, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, call to decriminalise drugs, and the LGA on healthy school food

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Monday, January 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted to question schools on preventing female genital mutilation, a cross-party group of peers say drugs should be decriminalised, and the Local Government Association calls for a single food standard for all schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Free schools, Somerset youth cuts, and child protection in the Isle of Wight

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is ordered to publish a list of groups bidding to run free schools, a 21-year-old from Somerset is granted permission to appeal against cuts to youth services, and Ofsted rates child protection in the Isle of Wight 'inadequate', all in the news today.

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Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

Legal Update: Court Report - Dental X-rays in age assessments

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees

Social work set free to innovate

Enter the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court

LGA board chief: let councils solve children's services challenges

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

Research Report: From Education to Employment - Indicators to identify the disengaged

How we can lead the way in promoting positivity

Daily roundup: Judge criticises social workers, female offenders, and home tuition

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Daily roundup: Foster children's rights, SEN reforms, and the cost of sending a child to school

Daily roundup: Parental leave, free school breakfasts and North Yorkshire children's services

Daily roundup: Foster care, libraries, and child protection in the African community

Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

Early intervention must be bold, joined-up and long-term

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Research Report: Which Behavioural and Emotional Problems Predict Early Sexual Behaviour?

Daily roundup: Missing babies, nurture groups, and play

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, call to decriminalise drugs, and the LGA on healthy school food

Daily roundup: Free schools, Somerset youth cuts, and child protection in the Isle of Wight

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