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The A to Z of evaluation

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Good evaluation is critical for both children's services providers and commissioners since work that can demonstrate results is more likely to gain funding. Joe Lepper covers all the essentials in this A to Z guide.

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on coping with OCD, inducting a lead member, helping a child whose mother drinks and learning from weather.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

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Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Hundreds of girls admitted to hospital for stress, £12.6m of children's services cuts approved in Leicestershire, and guidance issued on improving children's basic skills, all in the news today.

Ask the Experts: Decide on your next career move

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on career advancement, safeguarding, ensuring staff follow procedures and suspected domestic violence.

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now's Outcomes Conference earlier this month brought together leaders in children's services across the voluntary sector, local authorities and government to debate the way ahead for evidencing what works.

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Deaths linked to legal highs on the up; bedroom tax leaving tenants behind on rent; and Cafcass data shows large fall in care applications in January, all in the news today.

Seven key steps to ensure best interests of children

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Wales children's commissioner Keith Towler shares his golden rules for promoting children's rights.

Skills for the Job: Tackling obesity in children

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Obesity can have far-reaching consequences on children's lives, so professionals must take action when they spot the warning signs.

Recognising good factors can help the less fortunate

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson on supporting those at the margins of society.

Skills for the Job: Respond to domestic violence

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Knowing how to respond to children experiencing domestic violence can make all the difference in ensuring they get the right support.

My Life: Kirstie Endersby, 18, Lincolnshire

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

When I first came to the Targeted Youth Support team (TYS) I was homeless, taking drugs and alcohol heavily, and mixing with the wrong type of people.

The 2014 Report: Voluntary sector

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Welfare issues are bound to loom large with the 2015 election on the horizon.

The 2014 Report

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Sector leaders look at the year ahead for children and young people.

Time for UN convention to be signed into UK law

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Northern Ireland children's commissioner says children's rights need to be written into law.

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.

Quiz of the Year 2013

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year.

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Support sexually exploited children

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Professionals must be alert to the different ways in which children and young people are vulnerable to being sexually exploited.

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, all in the news today.

How play teaches good relationships

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Performance and interactive workshops help young people explore relationships and avoid domestic violence.

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.

Who would want to be a DCS today?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services are under ever-increasing pressure and first in the firing line if tragedy strikes. Jo Stephenson examines what the future holds for the role and why anyone would aspire to do it.

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Female genital mutilation often stays hidden within families, but there are warning signs that practitioners should look out for.

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The A to Z of evaluation

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Daily roundup: Stress, Leicestershire cuts, and skills guidance

Ask the Experts: Decide on your next career move

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Daily roundup: Substance misuse, social housing, and looked-after children

Seven key steps to ensure best interests of children

Skills for the Job: Tackling obesity in children

Recognising good factors can help the less fortunate

Skills for the Job: Respond to domestic violence

My Life: Kirstie Endersby, 18, Lincolnshire

The 2014 Report: Voluntary sector

The 2014 Report

Time for UN convention to be signed into UK law

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

Quiz of the Year 2013

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Skills for the Job: Support sexually exploited children

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

How play teaches good relationships

DfE data shows funding shift from universal to targeted services

Who would want to be a DCS today?

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

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