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Louise Casey to lead Rotherham Council probe

Thursday, September 11, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey will conduct an investigation into Rotherham Council in the wake of the child sexual exploitation scandal, it has been announced.

Government rejects MPs' call to ban B&B use for care leavers

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has rejected calls from MPs for an outright ban on the use of bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for care leavers.

Social work reforms have ‘raised the confidence' of profession

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Friday, June 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The development of a College of Social Work, more robust standards for employers and better supervision of newly qualified social workers is raising the confidence of the profession, according to the final report of the Social Work Reform Board.

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

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Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.

NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Two toolkits aimed at helping local authorities to engage young people and elected politicians in the process of commissioning services have been published by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Job training plan aims to help 10,000 Birmingham young people

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

| CYP Now

A programme has been launched to create 10,000 work experience opportunities for unemployed young people in Birmingham.

New Rotherham children's chief slams schools over continuing failure to tackle CSE

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Friday, March 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham's director of children's services has condemned an "astonishing" lack of engagement by schools to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough while urging a greater focus and respect for youth work.

Funding for Birmingham recovery plan falls short of estimate

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council will spend just two-thirds of the extra £140m in funding that was originally estimated would be needed to turn around its troubled children's services.

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

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Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as Education Secretary after the Conservatives' surprise outright victory at last Thursday's general election.

Meagre pay could spark nursery staff shortage

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Low rates of pay could trigger a future shortage of nursery staff and undermine the government's expansion of free childcare provision, researchers have warned.

DfE urged to publish full figures for failed returns from care

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| CYP Now

The NSPCC is calling for the government to publish detailed data revealing how many children in each English local authority area re-enter care after a return home fails.

Dorset young people have say over future of youth services

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Dorset County Council is consulting young people on how they use youth services in light of plans to almost halve the amount of youth work funding over the next two years.

Labour conference: Councils should get academy intervention powers, says Powell

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be given greater powers to improve school standards under a Labour government, the party's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has said.

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a major "root and branch" review of children's residential care will be conducted by government adviser Sir Martin Narey.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

In the new edition of CYP Now: LGA chief backs improvement role for councils

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

High-performing local authorities should offer more support to neighbouring councils struggling to improve standards in children's services, the chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) children and young people board has said.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

Government to trial 'Staying Close' scheme for children leaving residential care

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Monday, July 4, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is to pilot a scheme to enable young people leaving residential care to live near to, and retain links with, their children's homes.

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of £11m will be handed to the three most successful projects to emerge from the Department for Education's Children's Social Care Innovation programme to allow them to expand, Education Secretary Justine Greening has said.

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Louise Casey to lead Rotherham Council probe

Government rejects MPs' call to ban B&B use for care leavers

Social work reforms have ‘raised the confidence' of profession

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Job training plan aims to help 10,000 Birmingham young people

New Rotherham children's chief slams schools over continuing failure to tackle CSE

Funding for Birmingham recovery plan falls short of estimate

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

Meagre pay could spark nursery staff shortage

DfE urged to publish full figures for failed returns from care

Dorset young people have say over future of youth services

Labour conference: Councils should get academy intervention powers, says Powell

Cameron announces review of children's residential care system

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

In the new edition of CYP Now: LGA chief backs improvement role for councils

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

Government to trial 'Staying Close' scheme for children leaving residential care

NCAS conference: Greening announces £11m for innovation projects

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