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The Ferret: ‘Amazing’ social workers get sweet deal from DCS

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Croydon’s director of children’s services Robert Henderson had a foolproof plan to keep social workers sweet as Ofsted inspectors descended – to ply them with homemade cake.

Shared Services: Policy context

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Defining what shared services are is vital to understand the approaches that work best in services for children and young people and whether there is scope for this to grow.

Review of inspection framework highlights areas for improvement

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Research says Ofsted's children's services inspection regime puts too much emphasis on process rather than practice and has flaws in how it gains evidence. Consultant Colin Green analyses whether improvement plans have merit.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

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.

Joint inspections reveal agencies' CSE strengths and weaknesses

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Monday, October 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Findings from in-depth inspections of five areas' work to tackle child sexual exploitation show agencies are collaborating well, but concerns remain over sharing information and monitoring children who go missing.

Councils and childcare providers collaborate to deliver 30 hours

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Two of the eight councils piloting 30 hours of free childcare outline how they will use it to encourage early years settings to increase the number of places and test flexible approaches to provision to help parents into work.

Legal Update: The costs of immigration

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Rising costs of making an immigration application or challenging a decision is set against the backdrop of ever-changing, complex rules, says Jessica Evans, outreach solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Champions for learning in care

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Virtual school heads have formed an association to influence policy on looked-after children's education, writes Jane Pickthall, vice chair, National Association of Virtual School Heads.

Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP)

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Supports the nurturing of secure attachments and loving, care-giving relationships between parents and their under-twos

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on children who are particular about what they eat, the "whole family" approach and sport as part of youth work.

Ellie Butler case shows we need scrutiny of family courts

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

How do we respond professionally when things go wrong? How do we act and learn from what has happened? Three specific, but very different, issues have brought this firmly to mind.

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children's mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people.

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.

Outstanding leadership practice in children's services identified

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted had made visits to a small number of high-performing organisations in a bid to capture some essential attributes and strong examples of excellent leadership practice in children's services across the country.

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.

Oxfordshire reaches into schools to boost mental health support

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Health commissioners in Oxfordshire have placed children's professionals in all of the county's secondary schools to help provide support to pupils with mental health problems and offer advice to teaching staff.

Lessons from serious case reviews: The impact of domestic violence

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has analysed findings from hundreds of serious case reviews to assess key lessons for safeguarding practice. Here is a summary of learning for improved practice around families that experience domestic abuse.

Mastering the art of therapy: Lisa Harker, chief executive, The Art Room

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Lisa Harker, chief executive, The Art Room.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.

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The Ferret: ‘Amazing’ social workers get sweet deal from DCS

Shared Services: Policy context

Review of inspection framework highlights areas for improvement

Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

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

Joint inspections reveal agencies' CSE strengths and weaknesses

Councils and childcare providers collaborate to deliver 30 hours

Legal Update: The costs of immigration

Champions for learning in care

Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP)

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

Ellie Butler case shows we need scrutiny of family courts

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Social work set free to innovate

Outstanding leadership practice in children's services identified

Leadership: Working with elected members

Oxfordshire reaches into schools to boost mental health support

Lessons from serious case reviews: The impact of domestic violence

Mastering the art of therapy: Lisa Harker, chief executive, The Art Room

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

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