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Project to improve sharing of social care data receives £2.8m grant

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The Nuffield Foundation has awarded £2.8m to a research project aimed at better understanding the needs and experiences of vulnerable children and families.

Inspectors slam quality of SEND support in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

| CYP Now

Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is blighted by a “blame culture” and “lack of urgency” to improve, inspectors have found.

Early intervention: Experts call for 25-year government strategy

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A long-term strategy must be drawn up by government if successful early intervention services for vulnerable children and families are going to be successfully established across the country.

Early intervention initiative set to expand

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Monday, April 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A national task force is to expand its efforts to help local authorities, charities and funders intervene early to avoid children and young people experiencing a range of social problems.

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Educational impact of children's centres 'impossible to measure', Zahawi claims

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Friday, February 23, 2018

| CYP Now

It is impossible to measure whether services provided by children's centres improve educational outcomes, children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has said.

Children's services company making 'steady progress' on early help

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

| CYP Now

Efforts to improve standards at a children's services department rated "inadequate" in 2015 are making steady progress on early help provision, Ofsted has found.

Council outlines plans to establish 'family centres'

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Monday, September 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has outlined plans to cut the number of children's centres in the county by two-thirds, and turn those remaining into "family centres".

Flagship early intervention programme set for further expansion

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| CYP Now

A Department for Education-backed early intervention project is set for expansion after receiving a funding boost from lottery funding.

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 50 Tory MPs and peers are calling on the government to create a cabinet-level families minister post to better co-ordinate family policy across departments.

DfE innovation project 'saves councils up to £2m a year'

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

| CYP Now

An early intervention project that received funding through the Department for Education's social care innovation programme saves councils up to £2.1m a year, an evaluation report has found.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

| CYP Now

A quarter of people receiving support through the government's flagship Troubled Families programme have said they were "dissatisfied" with how easy it was to access support.

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Young carers continue to be fearful of being identified because of concerns about what action social services may take, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Twenty-two inspirational and deserving winners were last night revealed at the 2016 CYP Now Awards on an evening of celebration for the children's sector.

NCAS conference: ADCS president urges investment to reduce care numbers

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils must invest heavily in early intervention services in order to stem recent increases in the number of children being taken into care.

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

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Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for numbers of families they worked with in the first year of the government's high profile troubled families initiative, it has emerged.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of boys are being trafficked and sexually exploited in the UK but many are "hidden" to services designed to help them, a study has found.

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Parenting classes will be made more accessible to parents as part of government plans to tackle poverty and improve children's life chances.

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

There is an urgent need to review how funding cuts to children's services are affecting children, the children's commissioner for England has told MPs.

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

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Project to improve sharing of social care data receives £2.8m grant

Inspectors slam quality of SEND support in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Early intervention: Experts call for 25-year government strategy

Early intervention initiative set to expand

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Educational impact of children's centres 'impossible to measure', Zahawi claims

Children's services company making 'steady progress' on early help

Council outlines plans to establish 'family centres'

Flagship early intervention programme set for further expansion

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

DfE innovation project 'saves councils up to £2m a year'

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

NCAS conference: ADCS president urges investment to reduce care numbers

Daily roundup: XXXXX

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Study highlights ‘hidden' plight of sexually exploited boys

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

Children's commissioner calls for review of children's services cuts

Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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