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Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

News

Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Ask the Expert: Adolescent-to-parent abuse

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN 978-1-84905-288-7; £25; 240pp

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Analysis

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Meeting of charity leaders to discuss the impact of Brexit on vulnerable children and families warns that the UK leaving the European Union could put children's rights, safeguarding and economic welfare at risk.

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

News

Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

News

Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Daily roundup: Underperforming academies, the ‘bedroom tax', and Virgin health services in Devon

Other

Thursday, February 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education writes to seven academies over poor standards, charities warn the 'bedroom tax' will hit disabled children, and a vote over plans to privatise child health services in Devon, all in the news today.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

Other

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

| CYP Now

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

Good Practice: How improving the behaviour of dads makes families feel safer

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Programme reduces the risk of children being harmed by domestic abuse.

Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation with Young People and Parents: Contributions to a Twenty-First-Century Family Support Agenda

Research

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

This article discusses family work with young people and parents/carers affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE). It presents findings from a 2015 evaluation of an early-intervention project, run by Barnardo's, with young people at risk of or affected by CSE and their families.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Research Report: The Impact of Multiple Risk Factors on Young Children's Development

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Study aims to reveal the extent, and combinations, of multiple risk factors faced by young children in the UK.

Labour unveils plans to overhaul Sure Start and child protection

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Steve McCabe speaks to CYP Now about Labour's plans to boost the number of childcare places at children's centres and develop a cross-government unit to improve safeguarding systems.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

News

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

News

Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

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Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Ask the Expert: Adolescent-to-parent abuse

Effective Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Linking Interventions to Long-term Outcomes

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Daily roundup: Underperforming academies, the ‘bedroom tax', and Virgin health services in Devon

Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

Good Practice: How improving the behaviour of dads makes families feel safer

Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation with Young People and Parents: Contributions to a Twenty-First-Century Family Support Agenda

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Research Report: The Impact of Multiple Risk Factors on Young Children's Development

Labour unveils plans to overhaul Sure Start and child protection

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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