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Be thankful for an unradical, quite sensible social work bill

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  • Tuesday, June 7, 2016
  • | CYP Now
During my professional career, I have from time to time found myself newly responsible for an unfamiliar area of work. It's always seemed sensible to me to start by talking to expert colleagues, and to read around the subject to gain a general understanding. That process has always included going back to the original source material and reading the underlying legislation. I have on my bookshelf a variety of Acts of Parliament with post-it notes showing the evolution of my ignorance into some degree of knowledge on topics as varied as school admissions and inspections.

Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

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  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • | CYP Now
New Joint Targeted Area Inspections to assess how different agencies are working together to support vulnerable children have just been launched. Joe Lepper explores how they work.

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

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  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • | CYP Now
All children's services teams face the challenge of keeping staff turnover low against a landscape of tight budgets, so it is essential employers master the skills to retain, motivate and reward employees.

Theresa May moots PCC-run free schools

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  • Friday, February 5, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Police and crime commissioners (PCC) could be handed powers to open up their own free schools to support troubled young people at risk of crime, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

DfE criticised over accounts delay

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  • Friday, January 29, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Education has been criticised by a group of MPs after it emerged it has used legislation to extend the deadline by which it has to file its annual accounts.

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