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Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services directors have developed regional models to improve services that draw on their collective strengths to tackle areas of weakness, and which could help prevent critical Ofsted inspection judgments.

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Bridget Robb, chief executive, the British Association of Social Workers.

Behind the Inspection Rating: PRU succeeds in raising grades

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Heybridge Alternative Provision School, Essex - Pupil referral unit inspection - July 2015

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

When it comes to identifying priorities for improving children's services, it is understandable that many of us turn our attention to the issues that are the focus of our daily professional lives.

A fair fee is critical to free childcare expansion

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

The past few weeks have seen mixed messages coming from the government over the expansion of the free childcare policy.

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.

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils struggle to provide education, health and care plans within the required deadlines, say campaigners

Rebuilder of Slough: Nicola Clemo, chief executive of Slough Children's Services Trust

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

It seems wholly appropriate for an organisation charged with rebuilding the reputation of children's services in Slough that it will be doing so from offices next door to those of the giant Lego corporation.

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

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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?

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

A new round of government funding through the Delivering Differently for Young People programme will aim to help more local authorities develop effective models of providing youth services at a reduced cost

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister highlighted children's social care as ripe for reform in a speech this month, with failing services handed to trusts or other providers to run. Children's services experts give their views on what this means for the years ahead

Focus on market risks losing sight of the child

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

There has been the scent of revolution in the air recently. First, Jeremy Corbyn won a landslide Labour leadership election on an anti-austerity ticket that was the antithesis of New Labour (Analysis, p10). Then the man he hopes to one day replace in Downing Street, David Cameron, used a speech on the "smarter state" to outline the government's intention to pick up the pace of reform in children's services by handing "failing" children's social care services to third-party providers (Analysis, p8).

Youth work must avoid being a slave to the policy machine

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Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Howard Williamson on why youth work must avoid using dehumanising policy jargon

Behind the Inspection Rating: Walsall centre is hub for community

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Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Palfrey Sure Start Children's Centre, Walsall - Children's centre inspection - July 2015

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

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Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

As Ofsted figures reveal that only 14 of 59 children's social care services assessed under the single inspection framework were rated as "good", CYP Now looks at three local authorities that have impressed inspectors.

Imagine if children's services emulated 'smart city' thinking

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Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Last week, Milton Keynes played host to a delegation from the Jinjiang Municipal People's Government. They made the very long trip from South East China to take a look at our new driverless cars, which are soon to be trialled in the city centre.

Driving the childcare agenda: Julia Margo, chief executive, the Family and Childcare Trust

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Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Julia Margo, chief executive of the Family and Childcare Trust.

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Democratic mandate is key to councils standing test of time

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

As long as I have worked in the sector - and that goes back to 1973 when I started out as a teacher - local authorities have been criticised by schools, the voluntary sector and central government.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Specialists key to childcare offer

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Educational psychology services are vital to ensure the free childcare expansion succeeds, says Kate Fallon.

Children's centres face uncertain future amid cuts and closures

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Sure Start children's centres are at a crossroads. With funding cuts forcing many councils to close or downgrade provision and a government review about to be launched, experts set out what the future holds.

The care 'market' is in critical condition - we must find a cure

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

No one involved in children's services over the last few years could have been under any illusion that all was rosy in the world of foster care and residential care, nor indeed in the related local authority commissioning practices.

Youth minister calls for innovation over the 'easy option' of cuts

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Minister for civil society Rob Wilson tells CYP Now that local authorities are "set in their ways" and have been too quick to cut youth provision instead of developing the evidence base to support service investment.

My Life: Emily May, 17, Berrylands

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

I was a 13-year-old when I first met Lez, who was running the junior leaders course at YMCA Hawker.

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Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

Behind the Inspection Rating: PRU succeeds in raising grades

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

A fair fee is critical to free childcare expansion

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

Rebuilder of Slough: Nicola Clemo, chief executive of Slough Children's Services Trust

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

Funding cuts lead councils to seek new ways of delivering youth work

Cameron speech reignites debate over children's services 'market'

Focus on market risks losing sight of the child

Youth work must avoid being a slave to the policy machine

Behind the Inspection Rating: Walsall centre is hub for community

Good practices identified by Ofsted's tough single inspection framework

Imagine if children's services emulated 'smart city' thinking

Driving the childcare agenda: Julia Margo, chief executive, the Family and Childcare Trust

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Democratic mandate is key to councils standing test of time

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Specialists key to childcare offer

Children's centres face uncertain future amid cuts and closures

The care 'market' is in critical condition - we must find a cure

Youth minister calls for innovation over the 'easy option' of cuts

My Life: Emily May, 17, Berrylands

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