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Councils told to improve dismissal processes to avoid Shoesmith-style payouts

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities must sharpen up their employment procedures if they are to avoid big payouts similar to the one agreed for Sharon Shoesmith, the Local Government Association has warned.

We can protect the many, but some children will die

Other

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

John Freeman on the impossible task of protecting every young person at risk.

Blame games make the job of a DCS untenable

Opinion

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Last Friday, the Reading Post published a story about how children's services in the town received only one application for each of the three senior social worker jobs it advertised. On the same day, the Coventry Telegraph reported that 30 demonstrators had gathered outside the city's town hall calling for more action to be taken against the agencies involved in the Daniel Pelka case.

Daily roundup: Adoption figures, Doncaster and anti-gay school rules

Other

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoptions increase at fastest rate for 15 years, Hackney DCS to lead Doncaster changes, and DfE to probe policies banning 'promotion' of homosexuality, all in the news today.

Ask the Expert: Single assessments

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Daily roundup: Play strategy, DCS to retire early, and genital mutilation

Other

Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Scotland gets its first national play strategy, Norfolk's children's services boss retires early, and the NSPCC opens a female genital mutilation helpline, all in the news today.

Doncaster brings in Impower to overhaul children's services

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster Council has appointed consultants Impower and Penna to help it turn around its failing children's services department.

Daily roundup: Childcare in schools, perinatal mental health and domestic abuse

Other

Monday, June 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Minister moots late opening schools plan; report warns of postcode lottery for perinatal mental health, and serious case review identifies missed opportunities, all in the news today.

Ask the Expert: Risk assessments

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Birmingham chief vows to improve inadequate services within a year

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The second city's new children's services chief Peter Duxbury has put staff stability and support networks at the heart of his strategy to turn around the council's unenviable record on safeguarding children

Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is set to take over children's services on the Isle of Wight after its lead member for children backed the proposals.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

News

Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Private sector provider sought to revamp children's services in Sandwell

News

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has outlined plans to draft in private sector support to help run its children's services department for two and a half years.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

News

Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

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.

Leadership: Society must make up for omissions in the Munro Review

Best Practice

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

All of us working with vulnerable children know their interests can sometimes inadvertently be forgotten when decisions are made.

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