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Eight out of ten fast-track social workers secure jobs

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Around eighty per cent of students taking the fast-track Step Up to Social Work postgraduate course have secured jobs as children's social workers.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

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

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

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Friday, October 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Children of parents who misuse alcohol are missing out on help and protection because local services sometimes fail to identify their needs, a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

Mothers' mental health problems take £5.5bn toll on children

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Mental health conditions in children and young people that are linked to their mothers' emotional problems in early parenthood costs society and the economy around £5.5bn annually, a study suggests.

Action for Children appoints new chief executive

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

| CYP Now

The current chief executive of Girlguiding will become the new chief executive of Action for Children later this year, it has been announced.

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's social care is "coasting at an unacceptable level" and will not improve until workforce turnover falls, the head of Ofsted has said.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

Councils involved in parenting class pilot revealed

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Parenting classes for up to 50,000 parents are to be trialled for two years in three local authorities from next summer.

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Investment in early intervention is reducing demand for child protection services by up to 30 per cent in some local authorities, while other areas struggle to cope with huge increases in demand, research by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has found.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

| CYP Now

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and health professionals face losing their job if they fail to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), under a new law for England and Wales.

Children's social worker vacancies soar

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of vacant children's social worker posts has increased by nearly 20 per cent in a single year, latest government statistics show.

Concerns remain over effectiveness of young carer regulations

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Campaigners fear updated regulations around young carers may fail to improve support for this vulnerable group.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A children's services department that was providing support for three vulnerable children who died in the space of a month has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said there is no link between the amount of money spent on children's social care and the effectiveness of services.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

DfE offers funding for development of intensive interventions for vulnerable children

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Friday, March 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is inviting councils and partner agencies to bid for up to 200,000 of funding to develop intensive interventions for looked-after children or children on the edge of care or custody.

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Eight out of ten fast-track social workers secure jobs

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

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

Children of parents who abuse alcohol miss out on support

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

Mothers' mental health problems take £5.5bn toll on children

Action for Children appoints new chief executive

Wilshaw slams 'unacceptable' children's social care services

Persistent truanting continues to decline

Councils involved in parenting class pilot revealed

Early intervention 'reduces demand for child protection services'

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

Children's social worker vacancies soar

Concerns remain over effectiveness of young carer regulations

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Ofsted slams poor practice at council where three children died

DfE: 'No link' between spending on children's social care and quality

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

DfE offers funding for development of intensive interventions for vulnerable children

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