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Early intervention leaders' debate

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

UK Youth announces new chief executive

Thursday, September 18, 2014

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UK Youth has announced that Anna Smee is to become its new chief executive.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

BYC calls for dedicated youth minister

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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The British Youth Council (BYC) is to campaign for the introduction of a dedicated youth minister.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

Monday, September 1, 2014

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Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Daily roundup: Youth centres, children's services and leadership

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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Charities set to take on running of Liverpool youth centres; tri-borough arrangements to be reviewed by Labour; and new DCS appointed in Southwark, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Shoesmith compensation, council spending, and school standards

Thursday, July 24, 2014

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Details emerge of Sharon Shoesmith compensation deal; Somerset criticised for amount spent on children's services leaders; and academies best for supporting disadvantaged pupils, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Haringey Ofsted, early intervention guidebook, and term-time holidays

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Haringey told to improve children's social care, major early intervention guide launched, and Nicky Morgan pledges to continue tough stance on term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School population, child obesity, and extremism

Friday, July 18, 2014

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Numbers of pupils to top eight million by 2023; London mayor launches drive to tackle child obesity; and school extremism report leaked, all in the news today.

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

Friday, April 11, 2014

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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.

A provocative president

Monday, March 31, 2014

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

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, child obesity and violence against girls

Monday, March 10, 2014

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Chamber of Commerce warning on youth unemployment figures; fraction of public health spending goes on child obesity; and government launches action plan to tackle violence against females, all in the news today.

Public sceptical of charities' role in delivering services

Thursday, March 6, 2014

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Nearly a quarter of the public believe charities are becoming too involved in delivering state services, research by a think-tank shows.

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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CYP Now's Outcomes Conference earlier this month brought together leaders in children's services across the voluntary sector, local authorities and government to debate the way ahead for evidencing what works.

Daily roundup: Child grooming, health and wellbeing, and youth services

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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Children's professionals struggle to keep pace with child abusers' tactics; 23 campaign groups highlight need for child-friendly policies; and Bracknell Forest youth hub set to open by 2016, all in the news today.

Skills for the Job: Creating an employee-led mutual

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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A handful of staff-led youth work mutuals are due to start this year, but how do you go about setting one up successfully?

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

Monday, November 4, 2013

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Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.

Who would want to be a DCS today?

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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Directors of children's services are under ever-increasing pressure and first in the firing line if tragedy strikes. Jo Stephenson examines what the future holds for the role and why anyone would aspire to do it.

Ask the Expert: Risk assessments

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Simon White, the privately-employed DCS at Sandwell Council, says other struggling authorities may follow their lead by partnering with an outside agency to run children's services

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Daily roundup: Pupil premium protected, underweight children and Doncaster children's services

Monday, May 13, 2013

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Gove "fighting hard" to protect the pupil premium from funding cuts, the health of underweight children is being ignored say academics, and Doncaster looks to work with "partners" to improve children's services, all in the news today

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role

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