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Embed a culture of safeguarding

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

Embedding a culture of safeguarding means that it becomes an integral part of how an organisation operates at every level, from managers leading by example to equipping staff with the skills they need.

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

News

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Government is considering forcing local authorities to take on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in order to ease pressure on Kent County Council, it has emerged.

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

News

Friday, August 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Standards at two London councils have been praised by Ofsted inspectors in the wake of an acrimonious split from partnership arrangements with a third council.

We can protect the many, but some children will die

Other

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| CYP Now

John Freeman on the impossible task of protecting every young person at risk.

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

News

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social workers avoid making decisions later in the working day due to mental exhaustion, an analysis of child protection practitioners' behaviour has shown.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

News

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

News

Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

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

News

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.

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Eleanor Schooling will remain with the inspectorate for an additional year, it has been announced.

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.

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.

Councils told to improve dismissal processes to avoid Shoesmith-style payouts

News

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities must sharpen up their employment procedures if they are to avoid big payouts similar to the one agreed for Sharon Shoesmith, the Local Government Association has warned.

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

News

Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils divulge details of teacher relationship claims; government orders action at Norfolk children's services; and Essex children's centres' opening hours to be cut, all in the news today.

Charity warns of 'inappropriate' use of special guardianship orders

News

Thursday, October 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Foster carers are being pressured by local authorities into considering permanently caring for children through special guardianship orders (SGOs), a charity has warned.

Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is set to take over children's services on the Isle of Wight after its lead member for children backed the proposals.

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

News

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in discussions with the Department for Education about how to inspect children's services departments that take risks through innovation in order to improve standards, it has emerged.

Somerset row shows DCSs need greater authority

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

It is rare for the sacking of a director of children's services (DCS) to be played out in public, but that has been the case in Somerset over the past week.

Government revises serious case review guidance

News

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Guidance for when serious case reviews should be conducted has been revised as part of attempts to ensure they are carried out more frequently.

Shared Services: Special Report

Features

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Work by councils to protect children from abuse and neglect will struggle to continue at its current level if funding for local authorities is cut further in the autumn's Spending Review, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

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

Other

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

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

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.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

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Embed a culture of safeguarding

Government threatens to force councils to take on asylum-seeking children

Ofsted praises children's services in London bi-borough councils

We can protect the many, but some children will die

‘Decision fatigue' blights social work practice

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

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

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Government to consider intervention in Somerset children's services

Councils told to improve dismissal processes to avoid Shoesmith-style payouts

Daily roundup: Teacher-pupil relationships, council services and children's centres

Charity warns of 'inappropriate' use of special guardianship orders

Hampshire to take control of Isle of Wight children's services

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

Somerset row shows DCSs need greater authority

Government revises serious case review guidance

Shared Services: Special Report

Child protection 'will struggle to cope' with Spending Review cuts

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

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

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