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Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the dangers of legal highs, child protection changes, building a bug hotel and holding a winter bazaar.

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Protecting children from extremist ideology, improving care leaver support, reforming child mental health services and changes to Ofsted social care inspections were all issues on the agenda at the NCAS conference this month.

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

News

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

News

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders gathered at CYP Now's Early Help Conference to discuss latest policy developments in early help and hear how local areas are developing interventions across a range of settings and age groups.

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Other

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

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

Other

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.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

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?

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

Other

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'

Other

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

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

Other

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.

Ask the Experts: Get the best from governing bodies

Best Practice

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on school governing bodies, new youth club members, nursery transitions and learning from job interviews.

Skills for the Job: Ensure a good work-life balance

Best Practice

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

As pressures in children's services continue to rise, there are some key steps professionals can take to keep stress levels in check.

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Other

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.

A further 100 children's centres face closure

News

Monday, August 17, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 100 children's centres will close or are under threat of closure, it has emerged.

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

News

Friday, August 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has ordered a study into the spending habits of local authority children's services departments ahead of expected central government cuts being announced in November.

Major children's rights charities announce merger

News

Thursday, August 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's rights charities have announced that they are joining forces to boost their impact and save money.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Other

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

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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'

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

Ask the Experts: Get the best from governing bodies

Skills for the Job: Ensure a good work-life balance

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

A further 100 children's centres face closure

DfE sanctions urgent probe into children's services spending

Major children's rights charities announce merger

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Specialists key to childcare offer

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