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Closer to home

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  • Monday, December 11, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Having spent an enjoyable and thoughtful few days at the NCASC conference in Bournemouth last week, I have been reflecting on the workshop session on implementing learning from the National Panel’s reports on supporting children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs that I had the pleasure of chairing.

NCASC 2023 highlights

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  • Monday, December 4, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Last week colleagues from across both children’s and adult services came together in Bournemouth for the 2023 National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Building a workforce for the future

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  • Monday, November 20, 2023
  • | CYP Now
I was recruited as one of 16 international social workers arriving from Southern Africa in 2003. What is striking are the parallels of 20 years ago and now. Key issues for international social workers remain such as arriving in teams that are struggling with recruitment and retention issues and high caseloads whilst being expected to hit the ground running within weeks of arriving.

Campaign to support young trans people

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  • Monday, November 20, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Thank you so much for the support today. I was feeling very lost and overwhelmed and the person I spoke to was so kind and helpful. I am looking forward to joining the forum, this has been a lifesaver, quite literally.’

Marking the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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  • Monday, November 20, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Today is the 34th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child, after 10 painstaking years of a drafting process that sought to ensure the final treaty’s rights and protections would secure worldwide backing and compliance.

The same, but different

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  • Monday, November 13, 2023
  • | CYP Now
November can be an odd month. We are not yet at the end of the year but are planning for it.

Tackling the cost of childcare for UK nurseries

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  • Friday, November 10, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Since the announcement of the 2023 spring budget, there has been much debate around the most pertinent topic facing the entirety of the early years sector — adequate funding for nurseries.