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Directors can seize freedoms to shape national policy for local need

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The mix of public sector cuts and reform across education, health and social care is posing a unique predicament for directors of children's services - offering opportunities to improve services, while threatening the very existence of others.

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.

Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Home in on your evidence

Other

Friday, April 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Billions of pounds have been spent on programmes that don't have a robust evidence base, the government argues. So how can children's and youth sector organisations prove that they are worthy of investment, asks Joe Lepper.

Workforce development must survive break-up

Opinion

Monday, March 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The lights are about to go out on the Children's Workforce Development Council, with its functions hived off to a number of separate agencies.

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The shortlist for the 2015 Children & Young People Now Awards has been determined in another record-breaking year for entries.

Skills for the Job: Social investment for charities

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

With public sector funding reducing, children's charities could increasingly turn to social investment to achieve their goals.

How coaching helps transform staff attitude

Other

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A programme of "transformational coaching" empowers professionals to handle tough situations and provide families with better support.

Ask the Expert: Motivating staff

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill must heed children's views

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill, which began its second reading in parliament last week, focuses in large part on the most vulnerable children in society.

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

News

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

We are delighted to confirm the shortlist for the 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards after receiving a record number of entries.

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

A new round of government funding through the Delivering Differently for Young People programme will aim to help more local authorities develop effective models of providing youth services at a reduced cost

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Leaders

Other

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

In April the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) published details of the characteristics of directors of children's services (DCSs) for the first time.

Leadership: Inclusive recruitment

Features

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Individuals from diverse backgrounds offer employers a wealth of talent. Inclusive recruitment means not defining people by the challenges they face, but recognising the strengths they bring to a workplace.

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Directors can seize freedoms to shape national policy for local need

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Jobs can only be Open to All if we overcome our degree obsession

Home in on your evidence

Workforce development must survive break-up

CYP Now Awards 2015 shortlist revealed

Skills for the Job: Social investment for charities

How coaching helps transform staff attitude

Ask the Expert: Motivating staff

Children and Families Bill must heed children's views

CYP Now Awards 2014 - the shortlist

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Leaders

Leadership: Inclusive recruitment

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