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How charities can demonstrate social value to commissioners

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  • Tuesday, March 17, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The way public services are commissioned is undergoing considerable change, but charities pitched into competition for funding with private companies have a possible advantage - as long as they can demonstrate the additional social values they provide above and beyond the primary aims of a project.

Le Grand among those recognised in New Year's honours

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  • Monday, January 5, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The author of a damning review of Birmingham's children's services is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and social workers, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Complete communicator

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  • Tuesday, October 28, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Our children's services need an institute for excellence

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  • Tuesday, October 28, 2014
  • | CYP Now
I've attended dozens of meetings and presentations about how children's services could and should be improved. Almost none of this has had any lasting impact. I've come to the view that we need something like the National Institute for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) in the NHS, a National Institute for Children's Services Excellence that would promote best practice, with professional authority and based on the evidence. This conclusion is driven by the recognition that nothing else has worked.

Early intervention leaders' debate

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  • Monday, September 29, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

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