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Virtual commissioning

    Other
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Virtual commissioning is here to stay, and when done well there are benefits for commissioners and children, says Toni Badnall.

Early adopters set out the key features of children’s trusts

    Analysis
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
  • | CYP Now
When it launched its children’s social care reform programme nearly five years ago, the Department for Education expressed an ambition that a third of councils should be in the process of handing responsibility for services to a children’s trust, or had completed the process, by 2020.

Youth Endowment Fund

    Funding
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Founded with an endowment from the Home Office, The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity that will invest £200m over the next decade into finding the most effective ways to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in street violence.

Routemap to improving council data to build better children’s services

    Analysis
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
A report by the Institute for Government and Nesta looks at how missing and poor-quality data is affecting children’s and young people’s service provision and finds that much of the data key to making more effective decisions is fragmented and held in silos across local government, central government, and delivery partners (see graphics).

Workplace engagement

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
It has never been more important for organisations to develop and maintain close connections with their employees, working collaboratively to address concerns and find solutions in a time of crisis.

Leadership - Leading through self-compassion

Promoting self-compassion can help your staff and teams to recognise and respect their own wellbeing, while reflecting on and seeking to improve the way you operate will help you be a better leader

Foyle Foundation

    Funding
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • | CYP Now
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Foyle Foundation. Last year, the foundation, registered as a charity in July 2000 to implement the terms of the will of the late Christina Foyle, distributed around £9m in grants. Beneficiaries include schools, youth groups and children’s charities.

Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

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  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • | CYP Now
At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.