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Leadership: Working with elected members

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  • 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.

Imagine if children's services emulated 'smart city' thinking

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  • Monday, August 31, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Last week, Milton Keynes played host to a delegation from the Jinjiang Municipal People's Government. They made the very long trip from South East China to take a look at our new driverless cars, which are soon to be trialled in the city centre.

Recognising sign language is important for equality

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  • Tuesday, March 29, 2016
  • | CYP Now
On 17 September 2015, the Scottish Parliament passed the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill. The public gallery was packed with Deaf BSL users, many of whom had been banned from signing as children and forced to lip read. It had been a long, hard battle and it was difficult for many to hold back the tears and keep their emotions at bay.

Who would want to be a DCS today?

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  • Tuesday, October 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Directors of children's services are under ever-increasing pressure and first in the firing line if tragedy strikes. Jo Stephenson examines what the future holds for the role and why anyone would aspire to do it.

How charities can demonstrate social value to commissioners

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  • Tuesday, March 17, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The way public services are commissioned is undergoing considerable change, but charities pitched into competition for funding with private companies have a possible advantage - as long as they can demonstrate the additional social values they provide above and beyond the primary aims of a project.