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Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate how local authorities identify and intervene in child neglect cases.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Imagine if children's services emulated 'smart city' thinking

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Last week, Milton Keynes played host to a delegation from the Jinjiang Municipal People's Government. They made the very long trip from South East China to take a look at our new driverless cars, which are soon to be trialled in the city centre.

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

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.

Research Report: Effectiveness of a Nurse-led Programme for First-time Teenage Mothers

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A team of researchers, led by Dr Michael Robling at Cardiff University's School of Medicine, set out to assess the impact of the Family Nurse Partnership programme on outcomes for babies and mothers up to 24 months after birth.

Early help must stem the flow of neglect cases to social care

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

With the number of children on child protection plans due to neglect on the rise, research by the NSPCC suggests a lack of understanding is resulting in universal services referring some cases that could be managed with early help.

Collaboration call for youth sector

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Leading youth organisations want to see closer working between youth services providers and other sectors.

Future in mind: the story so far

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

The Future in Mind strategy promises wide-ranging improvements to mental health provision for children and young people. Joe Lepper looks at the key proposals and assesses progress made to date.

Good Idea: College prepares young people for armed forces

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

A specialist training college aimed at helping young people get fit and ready for careers in the armed forces and public service sector has set up its first London base.

Youth justice system faces overhaul

Analysis

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Ex-government adviser Charlie Taylor outlines what he will focus on as he leads a review of the system.

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Editor of a new book explains why now is the right time to develop a better early education system.

Peterborough City Council: Local Spotlight

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Children’s services in prosperous commuter city are rated ‘good’, but young people face health and social challenges

Warwickshire County Council: Local Spotlight

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Midlands authority has invested in the children’s workforce and early help services after “requires improvement” rating.

Youth Work: Special Report

Features

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

A decade of deep funding cuts has seen a huge reduction in provision for young people. But increasing recognition of the valuable role played by youth workers could signal a change in fortunes for the sector.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has selected a mixture of schools, charities and a leisure trust to run its 24 children's centres from April this year.

Government accused of allowing 'back door' privatisation of child protection

Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Private companies will be able to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans via the "back door" by setting up separate subsidiaries, it has been claimed.

Wakefield Council proposes to close 14 children's centres