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Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Friday, June 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Sandwell Council has said it is considering a formal challenge after Ofsted rated its children's services "inadequate" for the second time since 2013.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Public health chiefs urge infant death prevention training

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

All professionals working with families should receive training to help prevent sudden unexpected death in infancy, Public Health England (PHE) has said.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has been handed new responsibilities for boosting the ‘character and resilience' of young people and tackling bullying, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Large rise in number of children seeking support for CSE

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children seeking help from Barnardo's in relation to child sexual exploitation (CSE) has risen by 50 per cent in the space of a year, it has emerged.

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Haringey Council has been criticised for failing a teenage boy who is serving a life sentence for murdering a stranger in the street.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will be forced to merge or outsource their adoption services into regional agencies unless they do it under their own steam within the next two years, the government has announced.

Funding for children's centres cut by £460m

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Friday, May 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Government funding for children's centres has dropped by more than a third since 2010, it has emerged.

Fifth of families struggle to buy food, campaigners warn

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Friday, May 22, 2015

| CYP Now

One in five families are struggling to provide their children with basic food and heating due to below-inflation rises to children's benefits, child poverty campaigners are warning.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Jane Ellison will take on additional responsibilities for children's health and health visiting following her reappointment as minister for public health, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Former service users in line for children's sector apprenticeships

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Parents who have turned their lives around will be among those offered a chance to train for a professional career in children's services as part of ambitious plans to address recruitment issues in the sector.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

Scathing Ofsted report rates Cumbria children's services 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services in Cumbria have been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years.

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Standards at Lambeth Council's children's services department have nosedived from "outstanding" to "inadequate" in the space of just three years.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Charity urges extension of adoption support to special guardians

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Friday, May 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Support services for children who have been adopted must be extended to those placed with families under special guardianship orders, a charity has said.

Young carers to get more support from schools

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people who care for a relative are set to receive more support from their schools as part of a major initiative being launched nationwide.

Scores of children's charities benefit from £800,000 windfall

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 100 charities that support children and young people have been awarded grants from a pot worth more than £800,000.

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Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Public health chiefs urge infant death prevention training

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Timpson to take on responsibility for ‘character and resilience'

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

Large rise in number of children seeking support for CSE

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Government to force councils to merge adoption services

Funding for children's centres cut by £460m

Fifth of families struggle to buy food, campaigners warn

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

Former service users in line for children's sector apprenticeships

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Scathing Ofsted report rates Cumbria children's services 'inadequate'

Children's services in Lambeth judged 'inadequate'

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Charity urges extension of adoption support to special guardians

Young carers to get more support from schools

Scores of children's charities benefit from £800,000 windfall

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