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Social work leaders sceptical over call for more third-party provider input
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- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 | CYP Now
Social work and local government leaders have warned that government ambitions to allow independent sector providers to deliver children's social services must not be at the expense of councils losing their statutory powers.
Timpson sceptical of trust solution for Birmingham children's services
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- Thursday, November 21, 2013 | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has played down speculation that the Department for Education plans to strip Birmingham Council of responsibility for its struggling children's social services.
First judgments show up flaws in new single inspection system
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- Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Senior managers at the first five children's services departments to have undergone the new Ofsted single inspection support the principles behind the framework, but think the process needs improving if it is to get their full backing.
Swindon considers halving number of children's centres
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- Tuesday, July 22, 2014 | CYP Now
Swindon Borough Council wants to slash £770,000 from its £2m children's centres budget, just a year after cutting the service's spend by £380,000.
Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive
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- Thursday, August 21, 2014 | CYP Now
Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.
Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report
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- Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | CYP Now
Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.
Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning
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- Thursday, October 13, 2011 | CYP Now
Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.
DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns
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- Monday, December 8, 2014 | CYP Now
More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.
Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children
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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.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Walsall centre is hub for community
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Other
- Monday, August 31, 2015 | CYP Now
Palfrey Sure Start Children's Centre, Walsall - Children's centre inspection - July 2015
Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges
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- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Children's services leaders gathered at CYP Now's Early Help Conference to discuss latest policy developments in early help and hear how local areas are developing interventions across a range of settings and age groups.
Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery
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- Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Running a nursery is not easy, so when problems arise such as an unseasonal fall in occupancy, prompt action to tackle them is vital.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Play club makes wishes come true
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Other
- Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Y-Kids Redhill, Surrey - play scheme inspection - August 2015
Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems
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News
- Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.
DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating
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- Monday, November 9, 2015 | CYP Now
A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.
Shared Services Briefing
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Research
- Thursday, January 2, 2020 | CYP Now
This briefing highlights many of the issues facing councils, and asks whether ultimately, shared service arrangements and partnerships increase the likelihood of full mergers.
Wakefield Council: Local Spotlight
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Best Practice
- Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | CYP Now
Council for former Yorkshire coal mining town has big plans to transform children’s services and opportunities for young people.
'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears
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Other
- Tuesday, February 2, 2016 | CYP Now
Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.
Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services
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- Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | CYP Now
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