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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Simon White, the privately-employed DCS at Sandwell Council, says other struggling authorities may follow their lead by partnering with an outside agency to run children's services

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

What makes the perfect lead member?

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A lead member for children's services can be a powerful advocate for children and young people. Joe Lepper asks what makes the perfect lead member?

Doncaster's deliverer

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett speaks to Paul Moffat, chief executive, Doncaster Children's Services Trust.

Ask the Expert: Better risk management

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Ask the Expert: Demonstrate your success

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role

Ask the Expert: Working with charities

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39.

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on working with children after retiring, joint commissioning, internet safety and the role of key workers.

Tackling the taboo of short lives: Barbara Gelb interview

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Ask the Experts: Dealing with depressed children

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Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on tackling depression, monitoring performance, improving story time and protecting children from CSE.

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

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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

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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.

Shared Services: Policy context

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Defining what shared services are is vital to understand the approaches that work best in services for children and young people and whether there is scope for this to grow.

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

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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.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

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Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

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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.

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?

Evaluating early intervention

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

What makes the perfect lead member?

Doncaster's deliverer

Ask the Expert: Better risk management

Ask the Expert: Demonstrate your success

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

Ask the Expert: Working with charities

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Tackling the taboo of short lives: Barbara Gelb interview

Ask the Experts: Dealing with depressed children

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

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Shared Services: Policy context

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

Evaluating early intervention

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