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Special Report: Attachment and Neglect

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The importance of strong attachments from early childhood - and of tackling the damage caused by neglect where these attachments are lacking - is seeing greater recognition in both policy and practice.

Daily roundup: School cuts, truancy and Ukip

Other

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Call for school spending ringfence to be lifted, £120 fines for parents of truants, and council makes Ukip foster couple apology, all in today's news roundup.

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers should be routinely involved in early intervention work that goes beyond their legal responsibilities, the College of Social Work has said.

Your guide to the Children and Families Act

Features

Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

What the act means for everyday practice across the children's workforce.

Daily roundup: Charity chief, care system, and mosque vandalism

Other

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Andy Elvin appointed new chief executive of Tact; NSPCC study reveals cost of children returning home from care; and mosque vandalised in wake of child sexual exploitation scandal, all in the news today.

Councils to share 6m intensive support fund

News

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has announced that 37 councils will receive a share of 6m to develop and expand intensive support for vulnerable families and foster carers.

Charity urges extension of adoption support to special guardians

News

Friday, May 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Support services for children who have been adopted must be extended to those placed with families under special guardianship orders, a charity has said.

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

News

Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

News

Friday, November 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey's resignation as chair of the Adoption Leadership Board has sparked calls from the sector for the board to widen its remit to all looked-after children.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

News

Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities make progress on school places, rise in mental health concerns for education staff, and Reading Council hits troubled families target, all in the news today.

Good Idea: Yoga teaches foster carers to manage emotionseffectively

Best Practice

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Provider: Liz Lark

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Call for review of special guardianship orders

News

Thursday, December 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has called for a review of special guardianship orders (SGOs) amid a sharp rise in numbers being granted and concerns about the way they are used.

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

News

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will be forced to merge or outsource their adoption services into regional agencies unless they do it under their own steam within the next two years, the government has announced.

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

News

Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) will close by the end of September, it has been announced.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

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Special Report: Attachment and Neglect

Daily roundup: School cuts, truancy and Ukip

Call for social workers to have greater role in early intervention

Your guide to the Children and Families Act

Daily roundup: Charity chief, care system, and mosque vandalism

Councils to share 6m intensive support fund

Charity urges extension of adoption support to special guardians

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Calls for Adoption Leadership Board to focus on permanency

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

Good Idea: Yoga teaches foster carers to manage emotionseffectively

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Call for review of special guardianship orders

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

College of Social Work chief confirms closure within three months

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

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