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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Following scepticism about its impact, the Family Nurse Partnership is being adapted across the UK, with an extended remit and new approaches tested to safeguard children and improve emotional development.

Our vulnerable communities need a social infrastructure

Opinion

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Margaret Thatcher said: "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families."

Volunteer work cuts care cases

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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As care referrals rise nationally, Nottingham's use of family support volunteers is reducing numbers.

How to bid for Tampon Tax Fund

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Charities supporting women and girls can now get a share of £15m fund derived from tax on sanitary products.

How parents give their babies a warm welcome

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Training course helps parents improve attachment with their babies, enhance their coping skills and boost children's wellbeing.

Participation In Action: Youth-led workshops highlight exploitation and violence risks

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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A group of young women, who have experienced exploitation or violence, are raising awareness of the issues by educating their peers and professionals.

How group support helps families stay together

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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Family group conferencing is enabling family members to come up with their own solutions to problems and keep children out of care.

Safeguarding pressures research reveals 'complex, urgent' issues

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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ADCS survey identifies factors driving up demand on the child protection system and charts changes in how councils are responding to the pressures. Experts outline how the system can adapt to cope better.

30 hours has overshadowed vital out-of-school child care

Opinion

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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The government is struggling to fulfil its commitment to 30 hours of free early education and childcare by 2017.

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

Friday, November 25, 2016

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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.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Technology in Social Work: Practice example - New Generations

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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Lessons from serious case reviews: Parents with a mental health issue

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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The NSPCC has collated and analysed evidence from serious case reviews over a number of years to identify lessons. This issue we summarise the risk factors and learning for parental mental health and child welfare.

Troubled Families delivers gains despite damning study findings

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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In-depth research has found no link between the Troubled Families programme and improved outcomes for participants, but children's services leaders claim the government's flagship initiative still has merits.

Tory Party Conference: MP advocates Troubled Families approach to boost life chances

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

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The work of the Troubled Families initiative should form the basis of government attempts to boost life chances, a Conservative MP has said.

Trowler calls for greater early help role for social workers

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Chief children's social worker for England Isabelle Trowler wants to see social workers more involved in supporting families in early help settings.

4Children chief criticises children's centres consultation delay

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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The chief of collapsed charity 4Children has criticised the government for its failure to deliver on its pledge to hold a consultation on the future of children's centres.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Holiday scheme standards

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

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Revised inspections for residential holiday schemes for disabled children show that as well as providing high-quality care, the best schemes "add considerably to young people's experiences, progress and development".

Agile software for an agile sector….the story of ICT in Children's Social Care

Features

Monday, August 15, 2016

| CYP Now

When I started working for the London Borough of Islington in 2006, one of my first major projects was to implement the Integrated Children's System (ICS).

Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP)

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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Supports the nurturing of secure attachments and loving, care-giving relationships between parents and their under-twos

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

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The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children's mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people.

Social work set free to innovate

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire are among the authorities chosen to take part in the Partners in Practice programme to transform children's social care. Eileen Fursland finds out about their plans.

Lessons from serious case reviews: The impact of domestic violence

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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The NSPCC has analysed findings from hundreds of serious case reviews to assess key lessons for safeguarding practice. Here is a summary of learning for improved practice around families that experience domestic abuse.

Legal Update: Covert recordings as evidence