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Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

News

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have cut spending on early intervention by a further eight per cent in 2015/16 on the back of funding being halved under the coalition government, CYP Now can reveal.

How prisoners get parental support

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Project minimises the impact of parental imprisonment on children and families.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

News

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

How support stops children from going into care

Other

Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Project breaks the cycle of children being taken into care.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

News

Thursday, June 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Features

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

News

Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Guide to supporting deaf children

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Chris Kang-Mullen explains what councils need to do to meet their duties to support deaf children.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Skills for the Job: Tackling child-on-parent violence

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Abuse of parents by children is a common occurrence, but skilled help and support is available and includes therapeutic interventions.

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

With legal aid becoming more difficult to obtain, it is vital that vulnerable children and young people receive accurate advice.

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

News

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education will consider intervening in the running of children's services in Somerset after the department was labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted for the second time in less than two years.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

News

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

Research Report: Investigating Special Guardianship: Experiences, Challenges and Outcomes

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

University of York academics were funded by the Department for Education to investigate the effectiveness of special guardianship as an alternative to adoption.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

News

Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

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Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

How prisoners get parental support

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

How support stops children from going into care

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Guide to supporting deaf children

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Skills for the Job: Tackling child-on-parent violence

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Research Report: Investigating Special Guardianship: Experiences, Challenges and Outcomes

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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