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ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

DfE unveils 'opportunity area' plans

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  • Monday, October 9, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Detailed blueprints for turning six "social mobility cold spots" into "opportunity areas" by enhancing support for disadvantaged children have been unveiled by the Department for Education.

Birmingham children's trust to launch April 2018

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  • Monday, January 16, 2017
  • | CYP Now
A new independent trust to run children's services in Birmingham will officially launch in April 2018, with the organisation taking the form of a company owned by the council, rather than an employee-owned mutual, it has emerged.

Champions for learning in care

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  • Tuesday, July 5, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Virtual school heads have formed an association to influence policy on looked-after children's education, writes Jane Pickthall, vice chair, National Association of Virtual School Heads.

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.

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