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Clash over prioritising adoption

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Minister’s call for councils to prioritise adoption over other forms of care branded "perplexing" by experts.

Call for action to arrest decline in number of children’s centres

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

As evidence emerges of the true extent of children’s centres closures, early years experts say that a shift from open-access to targeted provision and skeleton sites are “hollowing out” services for children and families.

Briefing: delayed school start

Analysis

Monday, September 23, 2019

| CYP Now

Councils are approving more applications for summer-born children to defer their school admissions.

Briefing: School attendance drive

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has published guidance to improve school attendance with new duties on councils.

Boosting attainment with tech

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Expert sets out ways cutting-edge technology can be used in education to narrow the attainment gap.

Wider factors influencing the closure of children's homes

Analysis

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

There is a sufficiency crisis for looked-after children in residential and foster care. In the case of residential sufficiency, the crisis has now become more acute with the reported planned closure of a significant number of homes operated by Outcomes First Group (see "Guide to OFG" below).

Healthcare in secure settings

Analysis

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts welcome refresh of health standards for secure settings, but warn delivery will be challenging.

Momentum builds around using alternatives to school exclusion

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Amid rising levels of exclusions, education and children's mental health campaigners are calling on schools to adopt restorative approaches to challenging behaviour as evidence grows on its effectiveness.

Frontline evolves its approach to boost reach and retention

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

A decade on from its launch, the fast-track child protection social work training programme is expanding into more areas, extending its duration and training future leaders in the next phase of its development.

Practice panel: Tackling harmful sexual behaviour among children

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

CYP Now convened a webinar for experts to discuss the difficult topic of harmful sexual behaviour among children with a view to helping improve practitioners’ skills during assessment and delivering support.

Survey highlights need to tackle mental health toll of inspections

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

When Ofsted announced that it would be pausing routine inspections to allow inspectors to complete mental health training, large parts of the education sector breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, it seemed that action was being taken, both to recognise and begin to address the impact of inspections on educators’ mental wellbeing.

New era for supporting children

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Supported accommodation providers body aims to help spread good practice as inspections loom.

Childcare staff bonus concerns

Analysis

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Although £1,000 incentive payment is welcomed some say it won’t tackle sector’s retention problems.

Ofsted: 'Too much satisfactory, too little outstanding'

Analysis

Monday, November 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Ofsted's annual report saw improvements in services, but "coasting schools" and a lack of outstanding provision for children in care persists. Lauren Higgs reports

Labour Conference: Knight considers change in well-being measurement

Analysis

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

| CYP Now

Schools minister Jim Knight has agreed to consider allowing schools to measure well-being through self-evaluation.

Developing transgender policies for youth groups - key questions

Analysis

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Girlguiding UK was forced to defend its policy of admitting transgender people after expelling two volunteers who publicly objected to the stance.

Changing teacher views on care

Analysis

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Expert gives five key steps on how to overcome some teachers' negative perceptions of children in care.

Call for bold youth work vision

Analysis

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Chair of a parliamentary inquiry into youth work says decisive action is needed to reinvigorate profession.

New checks bring savings and risks

Analysis

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Changes to the vetting process promise a cheaper system, but will savings come at the expense of safety?

Antisocial behaviour reforms may see more young people locked up

Analysis

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Some may think of it as a harmless bit of fun, but thanks to a proposed change in the law, children could soon be criminalised for playing in the street, with far-reaching consequences for their ability to play outdoors.

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Clash over prioritising adoption

Call for action to arrest decline in number of children’s centres

Briefing: delayed school start

Briefing: School attendance drive

Boosting attainment with tech

Wider factors influencing the closure of children's homes

Healthcare in secure settings

Momentum builds around using alternatives to school exclusion

Frontline evolves its approach to boost reach and retention

Practice panel: Tackling harmful sexual behaviour among children

Survey highlights need to tackle mental health toll of inspections

New era for supporting children

Childcare staff bonus concerns

Ofsted: 'Too much satisfactory, too little outstanding'

Labour Conference: Knight considers change in well-being measurement

Developing transgender policies for youth groups - key questions

Changing teacher views on care

Call for bold youth work vision

New checks bring savings and risks

Antisocial behaviour reforms may see more young people locked up

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