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ADCS backs early intervention drive for next government

Friday, March 6, 2015

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The next government must take action to ensure savings from early intervention work is ploughed back into children's services, the Association of Directors of Children's services (ADCS) has said.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

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Friday, February 6, 2015

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A project that aims to end the practice of female genital mutilation within a generation has been handed £2m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme.

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

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A longstanding campaigner for better end of life care is to become the new chief executive of charity 4Children.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

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Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

Lincolnshire children's services receives 'good' Ofsted rating

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Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services at Lincolnshire Council have been judged "good" by Ofsted, with inspectors particularly praising the "exceptional" quality of adoption support.

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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Local authorities may no longer be able to protect children's services from the worst of funding cuts over the coming year, the next president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

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Guidance on serious case reviews (SCRs) is to be clarified in a bid to address reluctance among local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) to initiate them, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Timpson announces extra £70m for innovation programme

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Friday, October 31, 2014

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An additional £70m will be made available for projects to improve children's services through the government's innovation programme, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Call to let Birmingham young people help shape services

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

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Birmingham Council needs to let young people have a greater say in the shape of local services and help champion their voices across the city, a group of childhood experts have said.

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ADCS backs early intervention drive for next government

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

Lincolnshire children's services receives 'good' Ofsted rating

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Government to clarify serious case review criteria

Timpson announces extra £70m for innovation programme

Complete communicator

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Call to let Birmingham young people help shape services

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