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Social work set free to innovate

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire are among the authorities chosen to take part in the Partners in Practice programme to transform children's social care. Eileen Fursland finds out about their plans.

SEND training is at a crossroads

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

If teacher training in SEND is to boost education outcomes, risk-taking must be embraced, says Phil Garner.

Outstanding leadership practice in children's services identified

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted had made visits to a small number of high-performing organisations in a bid to capture some essential attributes and strong examples of excellent leadership practice in children's services across the country.

Leadership: Working with elected members

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.

YJB chief Lin Hinnigan to step down

News

Thursday, June 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chief executive Lin Hinnigan is to leave in the summer after three years in the role, it has been announced.

Children and Social Work Bill: main measures, key questions

Other

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Sector leaders explain how proposals in the Children and Social Work Bill could affect care leavers, safeguarding and adoption services, as well as the impact they will have for social workers and councils.

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Analysis

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes talks to Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children.

Survey of Schools' Work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Research

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A research team led by University College London and the Anna Freud Centre wanted to look at how schools support young people with mental health problems, against a backdrop of rising need.

Birmingham appoints new DCS

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has named Alastair Gibbons as its new director of children's services (DCS).

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

BYC chief to step down

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

British Youth Council (BYC) chief executive James Cathcart is to leave the organisation by the end of the year, it has been announced. ??

Tackling the taboo of short lives: Barbara Gelb interview

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown talks to Barbara Gelb, chief executive of Together for Short Lives.

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Somerset gains from peer help

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Somerset DCS Julian Wooster says working with Essex has helped its children's services to improve.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Teacher-led school improvement

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Head teachers in Lincolnshire are to be put in charge of driving up education standards in the county.

Refugee support sparks dispute

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Kent is calling for a compulsory scheme to disperse refugee children, but some warn such plans will fail.

Childcare recruitment crisis risks creating shortage of placements

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Recruitment of early years staff is falling fast as a result of the planned introduction of tougher qualification standards, prompting many experts to call for them to be scrapped or face a shortage in childcare places.

Woodland Nursery

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

London-based nursery inspired by the Forest School approach, where most of the learning takes place outdoors

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Social work set free to innovate

SEND training is at a crossroads

Outstanding leadership practice in children's services identified

Leadership: Working with elected members

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

YJB chief Lin Hinnigan to step down

Children and Social Work Bill: main measures, key questions

Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Survey of Schools' Work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Birmingham appoints new DCS

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

BYC chief to step down

Tackling the taboo of short lives: Barbara Gelb interview

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Somerset gains from peer help

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Teacher-led school improvement

Refugee support sparks dispute

Childcare recruitment crisis risks creating shortage of placements

Woodland Nursery

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