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Technology in Children's Services: Policy context

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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At its best, technology speeds up laborious inputting of information, enabling children’s services practitioners to spend more time with their clients, helps commissioners to identify trends so they can prioritise resources, and enable leaders to make informed choices on how services are structured.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.

Research Report: National Survey of Injury Prevention Activities of Children's Centres

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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There is a lot of research into the role children's centres play in improving outcomes for disadvantaged families. However, researchers from the University of Nottingham were keen to investigate centres' role in preventing injuries to under-fives, an area not previously analysed. Previous research has found injuries disproportionately affect children from low-income families.

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

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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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.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Kicking the habit: How MST is helping young people give up drugs

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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Multisystemic therapy (MST) provides a holistic approach to tackling problem behaviour. Eileen Fursland looks at how it is being used to help young people affected by substance misuse.

Grieving children need support to help avoid long-term challenges

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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New Age for young children's health

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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Local authorities assumed responsibility in October for commissioning public health services for under-fives. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges involved and plans for the future.

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Monday, October 12, 2015

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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.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Monday, September 28, 2015

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Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

Good Idea: Play sessions help children to brush up on oral health

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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A project is going into nurseries and schools to teach young children about the importance of looking after their teeth by using puppets and games to make it fun.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

Monday, September 1, 2014

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The government's ambitious plans to expand the Troubled Families programme means local authorities will need to think creatively about how they reach and support more families with entrenched social problems.

Costing the case for change

Monday, September 1, 2014

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Neil Puffett talks to Matthew Reed, chief executive of The Children's Society.

Daily roundup: Parental rights, exam performance and age ratings

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

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The Prime Minister considers new parental rights for grandparents caring for children; new research suggests link between mothers' confidence during pregnancy and GCSE success; and the government announces plans to place age restrictions on music videos, all in the news today.

Integrated care service vital to help support troubled families

Monday, August 4, 2014

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Integrated care is an idea with legs. It is gaining currency among the major political parties, as they realise that the segregation of health and social care, for example, leads to waste, duplication and gaps through which service users easily fall.

Daily roundup: Children's commissioner, voodoo and bullying

Friday, June 20, 2014

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Review into Welsh children's commissioner role begins; United Nations' report warns of children being trafficked for witchcraft rituals; and children with special needs more likely to be bullied, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Safeguarding, school security, and children in care

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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Campaigners warn over risk to children of drug addict parents; school security concerns raised after teacher death; and Norfolk Council struggles to reduce looked-after children numbers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, healthy living, and school sport

Friday, March 21, 2014

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First prosecutions for female genital mutilation announced; call for pre-9pm junk food TV advertising ban; and funding boost for disabled school sport, all in the news today.

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