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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

System links council’s education and social care data

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Visibility of children’s wider needs helps care and education staff make better decisions.

Survey of Schools' Work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Research

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A research team led by University College London and the Anna Freud Centre wanted to look at how schools support young people with mental health problems, against a backdrop of rising need.

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Other

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.

Learnings on school readiness

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Pilot scheme improved young children's transition to formal education through collaboration and involving families.

More cash to support SEN plans

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services at Bexley Council.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Ask the Experts: Seeking permission for graffiti

Other

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on getting permission for graffiti, school trip costs, group work with vulnerable children and building blocks.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Best Practice

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on growing vegetables, telling stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and help for Eastern European children.

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

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

News

Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Other

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now's Outcomes Conference earlier this month brought together leaders in children's services across the voluntary sector, local authorities and government to debate the way ahead for evidencing what works.

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Other

Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Central intelligence

Other

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs bring together different professionals to share intelligence about children at risk. As they spring up nationwide, Joe Lepper examines what impact they are having

Local authorities told to hold schools to account

News

Thursday, April 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Government must clarify local authority powers to intervene with failing maintained schools and academies to ensure standards are sustained, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

System links council’s education and social care data

Survey of Schools' Work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Learnings on school readiness

More cash to support SEN plans

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Ask the Experts: Seeking permission for graffiti

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

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

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Central intelligence

Local authorities told to hold schools to account

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