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Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The cost of supporting children in care has reached £3.4bn, according to an Audit Commission report that exposes widespread variation of spending across councils.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

News

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

News

Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

Other

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

It has been two years in the making, but the revised Working Together guidance has finally been published. The new, streamlined version contains crucial information for all those with a role in safeguarding children

£30m to fund innovative reforms to children's social care

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to make £30m available over the next year to help children's professionals develop innovative ideas for reforming how children's social care is delivered.

Ofsted delays revised children's home inspections

News

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has delayed by a year the introduction of new children's home inspections because of concerns they would be "inefficient".

How do we stop child sex abuse?

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Preventing child sexual abuse from happening in the first place is the ultimate goal of all children's professionals but this is not straightforward. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges and what really works when it comes to keeping children safe.

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.

Council launches Romanian recruitment drive to fill social work vacancies

News

Friday, February 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A troubled children's services department has launched a social worker recruitment drive in Romania because it is struggling to fill vacancies with candidates in England.

What practitioners need to know about FGM mandatory reporting

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

In a bid to end female genital mutilation, the government plans to introduce legislation before the general election to make reporting of FGM mandatory. But what are the implications for children's professionals?

Review: Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Ask the Experts: Share best practice with others

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on sharing good practice, supporting vulnerable young people, art in nursery schools and tackling extremism.

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

News

Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

The cost of raising the age that children can remain in children's homes from 18 to 21 could exceed £500m, the man leading a government review of residential care has said.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

News

Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into local authority children's social care and the impact of major spending cuts in recent years is to be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has announced plans to change the law to pave the way for more children to be adopted as part of a wide-ranging four-year strategy.

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work practice model, low caseloads and joined-up services have helped two of the three councils in a merged children's services department become the first to be judged "outstanding" by Ofsted's inspection system.

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Analysis

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes talks to Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children.

Embed a culture of safeguarding

Features

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.

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.

Wilshaw admits to ‘disagreements' within Ofsted leadership

News

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has spoken publicly of tensions within the inspectorate's leadership after being quizzed on why former national directors of social care left the organisation.

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities and refugee charities are preparing to support the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK, while a large rise in the number of unaccompanied children is already putting some councils under pressure.

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.

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

News

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to strip Doncaster Council of responsibility for children's services risk affecting the quality of services, the head of a private consulting company has said.

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.

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Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

£30m to fund innovative reforms to children's social care

Ofsted delays revised children's home inspections

How do we stop child sex abuse?

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Council launches Romanian recruitment drive to fill social work vacancies

What practitioners need to know about FGM mandatory reporting

Review: Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful

Ask the Experts: Share best practice with others

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Embed a culture of safeguarding

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

Wilshaw admits to ‘disagreements' within Ofsted leadership

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

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

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

Consultancy boss voices concerns on government's Doncaster blueprint

We can protect the many, but some children will die

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