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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.

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

News

Thursday, September 20, 2018

| CYP Now

The worst council cuts are still to come, with more than £900m of reductions set to be made next year affecting children's services, early years, and youth services, the organisation representing county councils has warned.

Government to allow cohabitees of serious offenders to work in nurseries

News

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

The government is to change regulations so that people who live with serious offenders can get a childcare job in nurseries and schools, amid concerns the current system is unfair.

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Effective use of children's centres to offer early support to vulnerable families is helping an "inadequate" council turn around its performance, Ofsted has found.

Troubled Families initiative 'reduces number of children in need'

News

Friday, December 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families programme is successfully reducing the number of children deemed to be in need support from local authorities, according to emerging evidence.

Norfolk to consider merging children's centres and libraries

News

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| CYP Now

A council is considering merging children's centres and libraries and starting a drive to reduce the number of children coming into care, as part of £125m worth of cost-cutting plans.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Features

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett has trawled the manifestos to provide the definitive guide to what the three main UK-wide parties pledge on key issues for children, young people and families.

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

News

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

| CYP Now

A vow to overhaul the children's care system and end the government's focus on adoption has been added to the final version of Labour's manifesto for next month's general election.

Ask the Experts: Youth centre social media policy

Best Practice

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on social networking for youth workers, social worker qualities, family support and safety at home.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

News

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Analysis

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes talks to Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children.

Early help needs to harness childhood adversity data

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted makes £2.3m saving on inspections

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Fewer than expected inspections of social care and early years settings being carried out have contributed to a major saving for Ofsted, it has emerged.

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work practice model, low caseloads and joined-up services have helped two of the three councils in a merged children's services department become the first to be judged "outstanding" by Ofsted's inspection system.

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Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

Councils plan £900m of cuts including children's services and early years

Government to allow cohabitees of serious offenders to work in nurseries

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

Troubled Families initiative 'reduces number of children in need'

Norfolk to consider merging children's centres and libraries

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Finalised Labour manifesto promises care system overhaul

Ask the Experts: Youth centre social media policy

Labour backs mandatory reporting

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Early help needs to harness childhood adversity data

Ofsted makes £2.3m saving on inspections

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

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