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Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

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  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • | CYP Now
All children's services teams face the challenge of keeping staff turnover low against a landscape of tight budgets, so it is essential employers master the skills to retain, motivate and reward employees.

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect

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  • Tuesday, April 12, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The importance of strong attachments from early childhood - and of tackling the damage caused by neglect where these attachments are lacking - is seeing greater recognition in both policy and practice.

Recognising sign language is important for equality

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  • Tuesday, March 29, 2016
  • | CYP Now
On 17 September 2015, the Scottish Parliament passed the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill. The public gallery was packed with Deaf BSL users, many of whom had been banned from signing as children and forced to lip read. It had been a long, hard battle and it was difficult for many to hold back the tears and keep their emotions at bay.

The duty to report FGM

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  • Tuesday, March 29, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Professionals working with children now have a duty to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM). Louise Hunt investigates progress so far.

Research Report: Exposure to Tobacco and Alcohol Content in YouTube Music Videos in Britain

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  • Tuesday, February 2, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Previous research has established young people exposed to depictions of tobacco and alcohol content in films are more likely to start smoking or to consume alcohol. A group of researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies at the University of Nottingham wanted to examine the effect of such imagery in online media, in this case music videos on YouTube.