Search Results

Found 2,910 results for .

The hidden helpers

    Other
  • Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Hundreds of thousands of children and young people care for a family member, but their needs often get ignored. Joe Lepper investigates the barriers young carers face in getting the vital support they require.

Youth justice roundup

    Other
  • Thursday, September 12, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Troubled families progress, inspection of young offender institution for young women, and child sexual exploitation, all in the news in the past seven days.

Blame games make the job of a DCS untenable

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Last Friday, the Reading Post published a story about how children's services in the town received only one application for each of the three senior social worker jobs it advertised. On the same day, the Coventry Telegraph reported that 30 demonstrators had gathered outside the city's town hall calling for more action to be taken against the agencies involved in the Daniel Pelka case.

Fathers' group steers boys away from a life of gangs

    Other
  • Tuesday, October 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
When his 16-year-old son was killed in a gang-related attack in May 2009, James Gregory wanted to take positive action to support young people living in deprived areas of Manchester to steer clear of crime.

Inspections Clinic: Sector-led improvement

Hampshire County Council is one of a handful of high-performing local authorities that helps struggling councils improve children's services, but the benefits flow both ways, as Jo Stephenson reports.

The house that Daniel built

    Other
  • Tuesday, December 17, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Homeless young people renovate empty homes and then move in under a scheme launched by charity Centrepoint. Jo Stephenson visits the first property and meets the lads who will live there.

Quiz of the Year 2013

    Other
  • 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.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

    News
  • Thursday, January 2, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Current filters