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Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Roy Perry, chair of the LGA children and young people board.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Kent Council is struggling to cope with a major rise in the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children it is caring for, to the point where the government is preparing to force other authorities to share the burden.

Evaluating early intervention

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Raising awareness of neglect

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A new guide to neglect offers children's professionals advice on how to best identify and respond to it.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

Good Idea: Council tax exemption reduces care leaver debts

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has made changes to its tax policies to help care leavers transition to independent living by reducing the burden of debt.

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Peer Landlord scheme sees young people supporting others to live independently. Emily Rogers visited the south London housing initiative to find out how it works.

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Signs of progress in Doncaster

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Head of Doncaster's children's trust says improvements have been made, but warns it is not "out of the woods".

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.

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.

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.

Raising ambitions for care leavers

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Care leavers are more likely to struggle to access education, employment and training opportunities. Joe Lepper looks at the challenges and highlights areas helping young people to achieve their goals.

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the dangers of legal highs, child protection changes, building a bug hotel and holding a winter bazaar.

Care still a barrier to university

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

With a drop in the number of care leavers going to university, new initiatives aim to raise academic aspirations.

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Protecting children from extremist ideology, improving care leaver support, reforming child mental health services and changes to Ofsted social care inspections were all issues on the agenda at the NCAS conference this month.

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts in prevention services see more vulnerable young people experiencing housing crisis, say charities.

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

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Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Councils face increased pressure to respond to child refugee crisis

Evaluating early intervention

Raising awareness of neglect

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Good Idea: Council tax exemption reduces care leaver debts

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

Signs of progress in Doncaster

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Ask the Experts: Understanding online dangers

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

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

Raising ambitions for care leavers

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

Care still a barrier to university

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

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