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Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

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.

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

A new social work practice model, low caseloads and joined-up services have helped two of the three councils in a merged children's services department become the first to be judged "outstanding" by Ofsted's inspection system.

Government sets out blueprint to reverse decline in adoption

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to reverse a fall in the number of children being adopted include changes to prioritise adoption over other forms of care, increased post-adoption support and speeding up the process of finding prospective adopters.

Innovation funding should help ‘inadequate' councils

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

In early 2014, the tri-borough councils in London became one of the first areas to benefit from the Department for Education's £100m, two-year Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Dave Hill, president of the ADCS, 2016/17.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Key steps that will improve play services for disabled children

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

A charity has devised a blueprint for improved access to good quality play provision for disabled children under five through more national funding, investing in childcare providers' facilities, making play a statutory service and enforcing equalities law.

Safeguarding help for charities

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The voluntary sector can help to safeguard young people, but needs support and funding, says Sam Marks.

Ask the Experts: Raise young people's job prospects

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on young people's employment, cultivating community spirit, regaining job motivation and discussing depression.

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The closure of Kids Company highlighted problems over the checks and balances used by government and charities to ensure public funding is spent well, from which the rest of the children's voluntary sector can learn.

More cash to support SEN plans

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Extra funding alone will not improve the transfer of SEN children to integrated care plans, warn campaigners.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Calm in a storm: Eleanor Schooling, Ofsted director of social care

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Eleanor Schooling, Ofsted director of social care.

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

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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.

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Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Government sets out blueprint to reverse decline in adoption

Innovation funding should help ‘inadequate' councils

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Key steps that will improve play services for disabled children

Safeguarding help for charities

Ask the Experts: Raise young people's job prospects

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

More cash to support SEN plans

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Calm in a storm: Eleanor Schooling, Ofsted director of social care

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

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