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We must be clear about what we mean by shared services

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The language of shared services has become prevalent over the last few years, particularly in local government policy making and public services delivery. However, as these studies illustrate, the meaning of shared services is open to interpretation, and care is required about whether this is a useful term or yet another buzz term that seeks collaborative advantage.

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.

Evidence and Impact: Policy context

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  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Despite the political parties pledging billions of pounds of additional investment in public services during the election campaign – and assurances from ministers in the previous government that the era of austerity is over – the need for projects and organisations working with vulnerable children, young people and families to demonstrate their interventions are an efficient and effective use of resources has never been greater.

Fostering Effective Early Learning

    Research
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • | CYP Now
This exciting trial has demonstrated the substantial impact of a professional development course for early years practitioners on both the quality of early years settings and outcomes for a group of children living in New South Wales.

Special Report: Technology in Children's Services

Children's services are increasingly using technology to boost information sharing among professionals and across agency and geographical boundaries to get help to vulnerable children and families earlier.

Rethinking children's services

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities are starting to test new ways to meet children and families' needs that focus on forging compassionate relationships between state and citizen amid rising demand for services, says Richard Selwyn.

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