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Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.

Four decades of adoption & fostering

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Adoption and fostering charity CoramBAAF celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. As another year gets under way key figures from the organisation reflect on past achievements and priorities for 2021.

Commissioning: Foster care relative costs

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Children’s services commissioners need to take into account the relative costs of in-council foster placements, says Andrew Rome.

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Seen as a blueprint for future charity and council partnerships to deliver children’s services, the £126m contract between Tact and Peterborough City Council has ended after just three years. Experts assess what can be learned.

Preliminary Evaluation of the Virtual Reality Pilot Programme: The Cornerstone Partnership

Research

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

This study provides summary findings from a preliminary evaluation of the Cornerstone Partnership’s Virtual Reality Programme (CVR), which aimed to improve outcomes for children in care and children who have experienced attachment-related trauma.

Commissioning Care – Research evidence: Sufficiency report

Research

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

This report provides analysis of all up-to-date local authority sufficiency strategies with a focus on identifying the main perceived challenges for councils to meet their sufficiency duty, what actions are being undertaken or planned to improve commissioning outcomes, and perceived negative consequences associated with using certain commissioning or market shaping approaches.

Legal Update: The Carer’s Leave Act 2023

Features

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, assesses the implications for carers of new legislation that gives employees the right to take leave in order to provide or arrange for long-term care needs.

Children's Care Commissioning Special Report

Features

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Commissioners of children's services are key to ensuring vulnerable young people get the right placements. CYP Now's special report looks at the latest developments, academic research and examples of best practice.

Research: Commissioning – Placement Planning - Research evidence: Study 1

Research

Thursday, May 28, 2020

| CYP Now

OOC is a research charity, founded to improve outcomes for children and families. We develop evidence-based solutions for local authorities, residential and foster care providers using ethical and scientifically robust approaches

Practice - commissioning placements: Alliance helps councils build bridges with providers

Other

Thursday, May 28, 2020

| CYP Now

The Commissioning Alliance offers its local authority members an innovative approach to commissioning residential and foster care placements.

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