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Put end to unregulated provision for under-18s, urge campaigners

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Consultation to tighten restrictions on the use of unregulated supported accommodation does not go far enough, say campaigners. But children’s services leaders call for councils to be given flexibility in finding the right settings.

Prioritise mental health support for children in care, demands charity

News

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

| CYP Now

Urgent action is being called for to prioritise the mental health needs of looked-after children and care leavers before they reach crisis point, a new report says.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

| CYP Now

The CYP Now Awards highlight the very best practice in work with children, young people and families.

Judicial review launched over DfE 'myth busting' guide

News

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| CYP Now

A charity has launched High Court proceedings against the Department for Education over claims a guide for local authorities "removes important statutory safeguards" for children.

Independent children's services trust failing to protect children, Ofsted finds

News

Friday, July 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has criticised failures to protect vulnerable young people and the slow pace of improvement at an "inadequate" children's services department that was taken over by an independent trust last year.

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

News

Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

News

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Doubts over future of DfE's £20m social care research centre

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

The future of a delayed initiative to improve the quality of children's social care is in doubt, as there is no guarantee of ongoing government funding, documents reveal.

Children's services trust set to cost £4.6m

News

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

| CYP Now

The creation of an independent trust as part of efforts to improve children's services in Worcestershire will cost around £4.6m, it has emerged.

Council launches charity to support care leavers

News

Friday, February 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has launched its own charity in a bid to improve support for looked-after children and care leavers.

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Features

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

As concerns persist over children and young people's mental health and the ability of services to cope with rising demand, there are plenty of pockets of innovation and effective practice across the system.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

News

Friday, January 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

Ofsted praises council's 'outstanding' children's services leadership

News

Friday, November 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised the leadership of a council's children's services department saying managers think "deeply and creatively" about improving the lives of vulnerable young people.

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

News

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A council's children's services have been rated "good' following a trial of the new Ofsted inspection framework being introduced next year.

Council moves from 'inadequate' to 'good' in just two years

News

Friday, July 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised swift improvements at a council's children's services department, which has been rated as "good", just two years after receiving an "inadequate" judgment.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

News

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.