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Councils plan major cuts to children's homes to balance books

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Two councils have announced plans to cut spending on children's homes provision as part of efforts to reduce levels of spending within children's services.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Ask the Experts: Understanding online dangers

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on internet grooming concerns, schools' academy regrets, young mothers at youth club and nursery numeracy.

Martin Narey's resignation statement

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey took to social media network Twitter to announce his resignation from the Adoption Leadership Board.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

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

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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

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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.

How targeted support helps young asylum seekers

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Project improves the wellbeing and life chances of young refugees and asylum seekers.

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services at Bexley Council.

How to make an FGM report

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's professionals have a legal duty to report known cases of FGM, so what are the key steps to take?

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

News

Friday, November 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A director of children's services has been sacked after being in post for just four months, it has emerged.

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Eleanor Schooling will remain with the inspectorate for an additional year, it has been announced.

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

News

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A council where children's services were judged "inadequate" earlier this year has announced plans to close four of its 10 children's centres.

Care leavers 'cut adrift' due to poor-quality support

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Friday, October 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Vulnerable young people leaving the care system are being "let down" and "cut adrift" due to the poor quality of support they receive from local authorities, MPs have said.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

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Councils plan major cuts to children's homes to balance books

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Ask the Experts: Understanding online dangers

Martin Narey's resignation statement

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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

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

How targeted support helps young asylum seekers

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

How to make an FGM report

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Children's services chief sacked after just four months in job

Ofsted social care director Schooling extends stay

Council rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted plans children's centre closures

Care leavers 'cut adrift' due to poor-quality support

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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