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Durham DCS recognised in Queen's birthday honours

Monday, June 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Rachael Shimmin, corporate director for children and adults services at Durham County Council, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), it was announced at the weekend.

Daily roundup: Teaching, education inspection and youth opinions

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

| CYP Now

British values to be taught in schools; Nacro's work with Neets gets good Ofsted rating; and Clegg admits party has lost support of young people, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Adoption, youth commissioner, and sexting

Other

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Wales to get National Adoption Service; youth commissioner probe launched in Kent; and concerns over "sexting" in Devon, all in the news today.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children suffering blindness; drop in number of children being arrested; and three children in care go missing every day in Merseyside, all in the news today.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Other

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Whitehall raises concerns over viability of free school meals; Nice calls for expansion of use of vitamin D supplements; and judicial review launched into child exemption from Bedroom Tax, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

News

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

Social action programmes to share £2.5m

News

Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The Cabinet Office has awarded £2.5m to 26 social action programmes providing support for vulnerable young people including care leavers and young offenders.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Other

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Other

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Hampshire children's services receive "good" Ofsted judgment; Salford DCS to become Solihull chief executive; and Bristol gets new child protection service, all in the news today.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Government demonstrates poverty of 10-year strategy

Other

Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

I must admit some frustration at how slowly things can move forward in terms of government action for children, and how things that seem to have moved forward can appear to quietly slip back.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

Other

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Housing benefits freeze sees young people stuck in hostels; Cafcass completes government department move; and social enterprise takes over Richmond and Kingston children's services, all in the news today.

Your guide to the Children and Families Act

Other

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

| CYP Now

What the act means for everyday practice across the children's workforce.

A provocative president

Other

Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Alan Wood, the new president of the ADCS.

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils want power to tackle youth underemployment locally; new outcomes framework for children's centres launched; and play streets scheme revealed as a success, all in the news today.

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

An overarching vision for children and young people, an improvement body for schools and children's services, and a revamp of neglect laws are some of the areas the Labour Party needs to address over the next 12 months.

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Durham DCS recognised in Queen's birthday honours

Daily roundup: Teaching, education inspection and youth opinions

Daily roundup: Adoption, youth commissioner, and sexting

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

Social action programmes to share £2.5m

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Government demonstrates poverty of 10-year strategy

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

Your guide to the Children and Families Act

A provocative president

Daily roundup: Youth employment, children's centres and play streets

Labour works to plug policy holes with general election a year away

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