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NSPCC calls for action on neglect of teenagers

Friday, October 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has called for greater awareness of teenagers who may be suffering from neglect, claiming the issue is likely to be significantly under-reported.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) will develop a new system to intervene in unofficial Islamic schools where there are concerns about the way children are being taught, it has been announced.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the UK government's response to the refugee crisis and foster care provision for refugee children.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

Ofsted tells two children's services departments to improve

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's services departments have been told to improve their work following inspections by Ofsted.

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to change the way child protection and children's services are delivered by "bringing in new providers" have been given a mixed reception by the sector.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "standout area" for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

Children ‘find ways to cope' with domestic violence

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are often more resilient than they seem in dealing with the impact of domestic violence in their home, researchers have found.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

News

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce joint inspections of child protection services will add greater pressure to already stretched services, it has been claimed.

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities are facing a financial backlash following the sudden collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, it has been claimed.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Social work supervisors and practice leaders will be required to sit theory exams and be observed working in order to gain accreditation, it has been announced.

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NSPCC calls for action on neglect of teenagers

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Legal Update: Caring for refugee children

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Ofsted tells two children's services departments to improve

Cameron's children's services ‘reform' agenda receives mixed response from sector

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

Children ‘find ways to cope' with domestic violence

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Ofsted joint inspections 'will heap pressure' on children's services

Charity chief warns of knock-on effect of Kids Company and BAAF closures

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Senior social worker accreditation to include practice observation

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