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The Byron Review - Call for Evidence

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

| CYP Now

The impact that violent, sexual or otherwise inappropriate content in video games and on the internet has on children and young people is frequently debated. But there is a lack of concrete evidence on the subject.

Children will suffer under Borders Act

Other

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

| CYP Now

The human rights and education of asylum-seeking children will be severely compromised by measures in the UK Borders Act 2007, refugee and children's charities have warned.

NCB chief appointed chair of CWDC

News

Friday, July 3, 2009

| CYP Now

National Children's Bureau (NCB) chief executive Paul Ennals has been appointed chair of the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).

Ofsted finds Haringey has made limited improvement

News

Friday, July 3, 2009

| CYP Now

Haringey Council has only made limited progress in improving frontline social services after Ed Balls ordered the council to address "deep and fundamental failings" brought to light by the death of Baby P.

Government pledges to improve rehousing for young offenders

Other

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is to place fresh emphasis on improving resettlement of young offenders after the issue was raised as part of a consultation on the Youth Crime Action Plan (YCAP), CYP Now can reveal.

Young in care love the countryside

Other

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

| CYP Now

Looked-after children think fish 'n' chips and the countryside are the best things about life in England, but say smoking restrictions and the weather are the worst.

ADCS Conference: Guidance blurs lines of accountability for DCSs

News

Thursday, July 9, 2009

| CYP Now

New guidance on the role of directors of children's services muddies lines of accountability, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) said today.

Family court to open further to media

News

Friday, July 10, 2009

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced plans to further reform rules allowing media access to family courts.

Guidance on safeguarding disabled children is updated

News

Friday, July 10, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has updated guidance for police, teachers, health workers and social workers to protect disabled children from abuse and neglect.

Tory councils 'told to drag their heels on ContactPoint'

News

Monday, July 13, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's secretary Ed Balls has accused Tory minister Tim Loughton of attempting to scupper the introduction of the controversial ContactPoint database.

The Child Placement Handbook

Features

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Edited by Gillian Schofield and John SimmondsBritish Association for Adoption and FosteringISBN 978190566446724.95 + 4.00 p&p480 pages

Social workers fear speaking out

Other

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's social workers are being gagged from speaking about failings in their department to avoid the glare of the media, a union leader has claimed.

Estranged teens miss out on benefits

Other

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

| CYP Now

Young people are losing out on benefits because Jobcentre staff are not following official guidelines, a benefits expert has told CYP Now.

Home Education - Registration and Monitoring Proposals

Other

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Following the Review of Home Education in England, the government is consulting on the monitoring of provision for children educated at home. The proposals focus on safeguarding and quality of education.

Scotland supports asylum children

Other

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

| CYP Now

Asylum-seeker children in Scotland are to get help to enter further and higher education.

Care applications at record-breaking levels

News

Monday, July 27, 2009

| CYP Now

The number of applications for care proceedings made by councils in June is the highest figure ever recorded in a single month.

Failure to meet fostering costs

Other

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

| CYP Now

More than half of England's local authorities are failing to pay foster carers enough to cover their costs, forcing them to dip into their own pockets or see the children they care for go without, according to research.

Social care - How we are improving ... Education for children in care in Brighton and Hove

Other

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| CYP Now

Brighton and Hove Council has made important strides in improving outcomes for looked-after children.

Degree courses for children's professionals launched

News

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

| CYP Now

New postgraduate degree programmes, designed to promote better communication between professionals working with children and young people, were launched at a Birmingham university today.

What it's like to work for ... the NSPCC

Other

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

| CYP Now

- Where do NSPCC staff work?

Prevention is far better than any cure

Opinion

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

| CYP Now

A preventive approach to support for children and young people has emerged as a clear priority within the reconfigured Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Conservatives propose to free up experienced social workers

Other

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

| CYP Now

Councils should create consultant social worker positions, according to a Conservative policy commission set up to look at the future of social workers.

Taskforce chair calls on local leaders to boost social work

News

Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The chair of the Social Work Taskforce has called on local leaders to start improving training and conditions for social workers immediately, before the taskforce publishes its final report.

Tories might cut commissioner

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has branded Maggie Atkinson's appointment as England's children's commissioner a "farce" and indicated the Conservatives could scrap the role if they gain power.