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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.

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: Working with charities

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Providers of children's centres look at new models to offset budget cuts

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

As local authority data reveals a doubling of cuts in spending on children's centres, forcing them to prioritise the protection of statutory functions, a DfE report suggests that councils' ability to do this is being stretched to the limit.

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The closure of Kids Company highlighted problems over the checks and balances used by government and charities to ensure public funding is spent well, from which the rest of the children's voluntary sector can learn.

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.

Merged charity must be ambitious

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Ambition needs to advocate for positive youth work and champion the sector following its merger with NCVYS.

England childcare strategy needs more European-style flexibilities

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. If only we knew then what we know now. And now is an opportune moment to reflect over the past 18 years.

Review: Residential Child Care - Between Home and Family

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Graham Connelly and Ian Milligan; Dunedin Academic Press; ISBN 978-1780460000; £16.95; 110 pages

Ask the Expert: Reduce pressure on services

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Longstanding arrangement that has seen employers and unions jointly agree youth workers' pay and conditions looks set to end, raising concerns over a reduction in wages and standards of professional practice.

Ask the Expert: Leading children's services

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| 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.

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Running a nursery is not easy, so when problems arise such as an unseasonal fall in occupancy, prompt action to tackle them is vital.

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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

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

Doncaster's deliverer

Ask the Expert: Better risk management

Ask the Expert: Working with charities

Providers of children's centres look at new models to offset budget cuts

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

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

Merged charity must be ambitious

England childcare strategy needs more European-style flexibilities

Review: Residential Child Care - Between Home and Family

Ask the Expert: Reduce pressure on services

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

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

Ask the Expert: Leading children's services

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

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