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Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

A day with the Pre-Birth Intervention Service

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Durham's multiple award-winning Pre-Birth Intervention Service aims to ensure the best possible start in life for babies born to high-risk families. Gabriella Jozwiak went to meet the team to find out how it works.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

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Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social care is "coasting at an unacceptable level" and will not improve until workforce turnover falls, the head of Ofsted has said.

Good Practice: How improving the behaviour of dads makes families feel safer

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Programme reduces the risk of children being harmed by domestic abuse.

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Investment in early intervention is reducing demand for child protection services by up to 30 per cent in some local authorities, while other areas struggle to cope with huge increases in demand, research by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has found.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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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.

Research Report: The Impact of Multiple Risk Factors on Young Children's Development

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Study aims to reveal the extent, and combinations, of multiple risk factors faced by young children in the UK.

Labour unveils plans to overhaul Sure Start and child protection

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Steve McCabe speaks to CYP Now about Labour's plans to boost the number of childcare places at children's centres and develop a cross-government unit to improve safeguarding systems.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

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.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

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.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said there is no link between the amount of money spent on children's social care and the effectiveness of services.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

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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.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

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Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

A day with the Pre-Birth Intervention Service

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

Good Practice: How improving the behaviour of dads makes families feel safer

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Research Report: The Impact of Multiple Risk Factors on Young Children's Development

Labour unveils plans to overhaul Sure Start and child protection

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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