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The Big Debate: How can outdoor learning sector boost access for all young people?

Thursday, March 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The pandemic and cost-of-living crisis has reduced access to outdoor education for many children, not just those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Experts assess the impact and what needs to change.

Commissioning: Trends in council spending on services for vulnerable children

Features

Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Latest figures show that the amount spent by local authorities on children’s services has accelerated over the past year. Andrew Rome summarises the key drivers of change and offers advice on how commissioners can respond to spending trends.

Unlocking help for prisoners’ children

Features

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

With the UK prison population at an all-time high, increasing numbers of children and young people have a parent in prison. Andy Ross explores the impact on families and how best to support them.

The Big Debate: Would consistent application of TIC benefit children’s services?

Features

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

| CYP Now

Despite the rapid growth in its use by services supporting vulnerable children and young people, there is wide variation in how trauma-informed care is being delivered by providers and organisations

Special Report: Trauma-Informed Care

Features

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

| CYP Now

Trauma-informed care is a way of working with vulnerable children and families that seeks to recognise and respond to traumatic experiences and which is now being widely adopted across a range of settings

Supporting children and families with a parent in prison: advice for professionals

Features

Sunday, January 28, 2024

| CYP Now

Lorna Brookes, reader in parental imprisonment, Liverpool John Moores University, and founder of Time-Matters UK which offers advice for professionals working families dealing with parental imprisonment.

The service that’s helping children feel less alone

Features

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

The NSPCC’s new Building Connections service aims to support thousands of children and young people struggling with loneliness. Its service lead explains about its work and how to make a referral.

Supporting families affected by online sexual offending

Features

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

When a parent is found to have viewed child sexual abuse images online, the impact on families is devastating. New guidance aims to help professionals give a considered and supportive response.

Legal Update: Care – A protected characteristic?

Features

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Ellen Broome, managing director of CoramBAAF, explains how making care a protected characteristic would place a duty on organisations to take the needs of care-experienced people into account.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Interview: Lord Jim Knight, chair of an independent review of Ofsted

Features

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to the former MP and chair of an independent review of Ofsted.

Legal: Illegal Migration Act – an update

Features

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, assesses the final version of the controversial legislation and its potential impact on children and agencies.

Legal Update: The Carer’s Leave Act 2023

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, assesses the implications for carers of new legislation that gives employees the right to take leave in order to provide or arrange for long-term care needs.

Interview: Peter O’Hara, health and social care technology entrepreneur

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to the health and social care technology entrepreneur.

Legal Update: Keeping children in care safe

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

CoramBAAF head of policy, research and development James Bury on how the vital role of health professionals for care safeguarding was explored at this year’s CoramBAAF Health Conference.

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Features

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford, head of impact and evaluation at Coram outline findings from an evaluation of the use of FGCs at the pre-proceedings stage.

Inspections Clinic: Prisoners with restricted status

Features

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Young prisoners who have committed the most serious crimes are subject to strict measures that impede rehabilitation and affect their mental health, according to a review. Jo Stephenson reports.

Interview: Lisa Harker, director, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

Features

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to the director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory about what’s driving the rise in deprivation of liberty orders.

Legal Update: Kinship care arrangements

Features

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Clare Seth, kinship consultant at CoramBAAF, analyses the impact that proposed government reforms following the Care Review will have for kinship carers and the children they look after.

Interview: ADCS president John Pearce

Features

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Fiona Simpson speaks to new ADCS president John Pearce about his priorities.

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The Big Debate: How can outdoor learning sector boost access for all young people?

Commissioning: Trends in council spending on services for vulnerable children

Unlocking help for prisoners’ children

The Big Debate: Would consistent application of TIC benefit children’s services?

Special Report: Trauma-Informed Care

Supporting children and families with a parent in prison: advice for professionals

The service that’s helping children feel less alone

Supporting families affected by online sexual offending

Legal Update: Care – A protected characteristic?

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Interview: Lord Jim Knight, chair of an independent review of Ofsted

Legal: Illegal Migration Act – an update

Legal Update: The Carer’s Leave Act 2023

Interview: Peter O’Hara, health and social care technology entrepreneur

Legal Update: Keeping children in care safe

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Inspections Clinic: Prisoners with restricted status

Interview: Lisa Harker, director, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

Legal Update: Kinship care arrangements

Interview: ADCS president John Pearce

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