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Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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.

Keep up the momentum on raising awareness of FGM

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, but it is clear that the practice has persisted.

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

News

Thursday, November 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are waiting up to six months for a face-to-face assessment by specialist local mental health services, it has emerged.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Daily roundup: Care applications, sexual offence cases and cyberbullying

Other

Thursday, August 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Care application figures have dropped, the Crown Prosecution Service suspends a barrister from working on child sex abuse cases, and the Prime Minister calls for a boycott of websites that don't tackle cyberbullying, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Female genital mutilation often stays hidden within families, but there are warning signs that practitioners should look out for.

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on coping with OCD, inducting a lead member, helping a child whose mother drinks and learning from weather.

Daily roundup: Playing fields, High Court ruling on social workers and Northamptonshire children in care

Other

Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

A government apology over inaccurate school playing fields figures, social workers breach mum and baby's rights, and children missing from care in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

News

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Other

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale appoints an interim head of children's social services, Ofsted is criticised over its new complaints framework, and a call for profit-making firms to take charge of the worst schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

News

Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Report highlights safeguarding flaws in Devon; survey finds support for handing school planning powers to councils, and call for teacher vigilance on FGM, all in the news today.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Ask The Experts: Helping a child with dyspraxia

Other

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on dyspraxia, sexually transmitted infections, countering radicalisation and a councillor speaking out of turn.

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

News

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The government-appointed troubleshooter charged with turning around Birmingham's failing children's services has hit out at health services for being reluctant to get involved in child protection work.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

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.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the dangers of legal highs, child protection changes, building a bug hotel and holding a winter bazaar.

The duty to report FGM

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children now have a duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM). Louise Hunt investigates progress so far.

Big charity test

Other

Monday, June 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Gabriella Józwiak talks to Peter Wanless, the new chief executive of the NSPCC.

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

News

Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency child protection arrangements are improving information sharing across partner bodies and helping to identify safeguarding problems quicker, a government review of local partnerships has found.

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Other

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Social workers want the College of Social Work to focus on looked-after children; ADHD drug prescribing rises 50 per cent in five years; and free food is offered to poor families in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

Other

Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Report says child benefit changes will cost some families £50,000, warning over child heart operations at "inadequately staffed" hospital, and the government outlaws two more "legal highs", all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Academy U-turn, female genital mutilation, and Teach First to expand

Other

Monday, November 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Primary governors at a London school reverse their decision to convert to academy status, a 10-point action plan on female genital mutilation prosecutions is launched, and government proposals to expand Teach First, all in the news today.

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Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Keep up the momentum on raising awareness of FGM

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Daily roundup: Care applications, sexual offence cases and cyberbullying

Skills for the Job: How to spot victims of FGM

Ask the Experts: Help a child suffering from OCD

Daily roundup: Playing fields, High Court ruling on social workers and Northamptonshire children in care

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

Daily round up: Blackburn DCS drafted into Rochdale, Ofsted complaints, and profit-making schools

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Ask The Experts: Helping a child with dyspraxia

Birmingham commissioner slams NHS over joint working failures

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

How support stops children from going into care

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

The duty to report FGM

Big charity test

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

Daily roundup: Looked-after children, ADHD drugs, and food banks

Daily roundup: Child benefit cuts, heart surgery in Bristol, and a ban on two 'legal highs'

Daily roundup: Academy U-turn, female genital mutilation, and Teach First to expand

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