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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

News

Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

News

Thursday, November 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Robust staff training plans are needed to reduce the use of restraint of under-18s who have learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs, draft government guidance has said.

One in three areas fail children with special needs

News

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

News

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by Labour to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) through an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill currently going through parliament.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

News

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

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.

Teachers should educate pupils on complex sexual relationships

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Children and young people normally find it intensely embarrassing when adults in positions of authority try to talk sensibly about sex.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Daily roundup 10 July: Abuse helpline, Ofsted and serious case review

Other

Friday, July 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Charity launches a child sexual abuse inquiry helpline; a Birmingham free school is put into special measures; and a serious case review finds a number of key errors, all in the news today.

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Anne Longfield outlines her plans to shape the policy agenda in five key areas including children's use of the internet, tackling child abuse, overcoming inequalities, looked-after children and better cross-government working.

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

News

Monday, June 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Local safeguarding children's boards (LSCB) are at "breaking point" because their health, criminal justice and education members are failing to provide enough funding or attend meetings, according to a damning report.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on migrant child protection, supporting young carers in school, child allergies and tackling discrimination.

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

News

Thursday, April 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Durham has become the first area in the country to adopt a US training initiative to help police officers and other professionals to better identify child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| CYP Now

New quality standards for children's homes should be scrapped by the next government, an organisation representing residential care providers has said.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Ask The Experts: Nursery medicine, CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth film nights

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on drugs in nursery settings, addressing CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth club film nights.

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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

One in three areas fail children with special needs

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

Labour backs mandatory reporting

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Innovation and collaboration lands tri-borough ‘outstanding' ratings

Teachers should educate pupils on complex sexual relationships

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Daily roundup 10 July: Abuse helpline, Ofsted and serious case review

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Ask the Experts: Safeguarding migrant children

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

Children's homes providers demand scrapping of new quality standards

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Ask The Experts: Nursery medicine, CSE concerns, council help for academies and youth film nights

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