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Analysis backs drive for youth-led services
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News
- Monday, November 4, 2013 | CYP Now
Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.
NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning
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News
- Monday, April 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Two toolkits aimed at helping local authorities to engage young people and elected politicians in the process of commissioning services have been published by the National Youth Agency (NYA).
Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services
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News
- Friday, December 5, 2014 | CYP Now
Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.
Ask the Experts: Dealing with depressed children
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Other
- Monday, April 27, 2015 | CYP Now
Our expert panel offers advice on tackling depression, monitoring performance, improving story time and protecting children from CSE.
Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?
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Other
- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.
Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe
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Other
- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.
Shared Services: Policy context
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Other
- Thursday, January 2, 2020 | CYP Now
Defining what shared services are is vital to understand the approaches that work best in services for children and young people and whether there is scope for this to grow.
Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications
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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.
Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications
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Other
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | CYP Now
Longstanding arrangement that has seen employers and unions jointly agree youth workers' pay and conditions looks set to end, raising concerns over a reduction in wages and standards of professional practice.
Local Spotlight: Lambeth Council
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Best Practice
- Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | CYP Now
Corporate commitment to boosting children and young people’s outcomes helps south London borough get back on track.
Local spotlight: Haringey Council
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Best Practice
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | CYP Now
Borough with a foot in both inner and outer London has improved outcomes thanks to its positive workplace culture.
Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'
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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.
Social work leaders sceptical over call for more third-party provider input
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News
- 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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News
- 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.
Swindon considers halving number of children's centres
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News
- 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.
Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report
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News
- 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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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.
Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges
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Other
- 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.