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Joint targeted area inspections: Inspections clinic

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Joint targeted area inspections began in 2016 with the aim of bringing a range of inspectorates together to assess how health and care services for children are delivered. Jo Stephenson assesses the learning so far.

Frontline staff in the media

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Media training for staff can be a game-changer in engaging with the press, so put trust in your frontline workers to tell stories in their own words and open the door to more authentic coverage.

Shared Services: Policy context

    Other
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Defining what shared services are is vital to understand the approaches that work best in services for children and young people and whether there is scope for this to grow.

Motivate staff in a time of austerity

    Features
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
It can be tough to maintain staff morale as funding dwindles and caseloads expand, but there are some simple approaches managers can take to boost motivation and even help their workers feel joy.

Shared Services Briefing

    Research
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
This briefing highlights many of the issues facing councils, and asks whether ultimately, shared service arrangements and partnerships increase the likelihood of full mergers.

Shared Services: Special Report

    Features
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Quiz of the Year 2019

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • | CYP Now
While Brexit maintained its grip on politics and policymaking, familiar themes of rising demand, insufficient funding and cuts to provision dominated services for children and families in 2019. Test your knowledge of the last 12 months in CYP Now's Quiz of the Year.

Business education partnerships

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Schools can help young people cope with the challenges they often face after education by forming partnerships with businesses, laying the foundations to better prepare students for the world of work.

Influence through engagement

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 29, 2019
  • | CYP Now
A focus on engagement can be more effective than traditional approaches to communication and help organisations form the collaborative networks they need to pursue and achieve a shared goal.