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Leadership: Inclusive recruitment

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  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Individuals from diverse backgrounds offer employers a wealth of talent. Inclusive recruitment means not defining people by the challenges they face, but recognising the strengths they bring to a workplace.

Why we changed careers to work with children

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Many children’s and youth services are experiencing staffing shortages and need to recruit new blood. Tom de Castella explores why some people change career to work in the sector.

Joint targeted area inspections: Inspections clinic

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Joint targeted area inspections began in 2016 with the aim of bringing a range of inspectorates together to assess how health and care services for children are delivered. Jo Stephenson assesses the learning so far.

Frontline staff in the media

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Media training for staff can be a game-changer in engaging with the press, so put trust in your frontline workers to tell stories in their own words and open the door to more authentic coverage.

Motivate staff in a time of austerity

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
It can be tough to maintain staff morale as funding dwindles and caseloads expand, but there are some simple approaches managers can take to boost motivation and even help their workers feel joy.

Shared Services: Special Report

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Fresh evidence suggests collaboration is helping local authorities to find a wider range of care options for vulnerable children and introduce a greater array of good practice approaches to improve outcomes.

Influence through engagement

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  • Tuesday, October 29, 2019
    • | CYP Now
A focus on engagement can be more effective than traditional approaches to communication and help organisations form the collaborative networks they need to pursue and achieve a shared goal.

Imperfect leadership

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  • Monday, September 23, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Too often those at the top of organisations are expected to live up to unrealistic standards of success, but 'imperfect' leaders can empower the people they work with while building more effective teams.

Leadership: Adapt to stay relevant

Youth work organisations have had to learn to adapt to survive in a tough economic times, but knowing how to adapt to stay relevant is a valuable skill that can ensure the work they do continues to be effective.

Leadership: Adapt to stay relevant

Youth work organisations have had to learn to adapt to survive in a tough economic times, but knowing how to adapt to stay relevant is a valuable skill that can ensure the work they do continues to be effective.

Creating paid internships

Young people are disproportionately affected by low wages and unpaid work, so youth organisations have a responsibility to lead the way by paying the real Living Wage and changing unfair practices

Collaborate and share best practice

Professionals and organisations can find solutions to some of the biggest challenges they face by working collaboratively, networking with peers and celebrating successful examples of practice.

How to be an effective leader

Children's services leaders have to make important decisions every working day, so it is imperative senior managers identify the essential skills they need to lead their organisations most effectively.

Five steps to keep social workers safe

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  • Tuesday, February 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Social workers support people in challenging circumstances, but being subject to abuse and violence is never acceptable, so it is important that employers and staff take steps to ensure practitioners' safety.

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