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LGA hails "momentous" transfer of public health services for under-fives

Monday, September 28, 2015

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Parents will see "massive benefits" for their children as a result of responsibility for public health services for under-fives transferring to local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A future children's services inspection system is likely to be lighter touch but continue to use graded judgments, Ofsted's social care lead has said.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

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A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs have warned that government plans to intervene earlier in poorly performing councils will need extra funding in order to work.

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

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Residential care managers have heavily criticised Ofsted for its "inconsistent" and "unfair" interpretation of new quality standards for children's homes.

New ADCS president issues warning over government academy plans

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Friday, April 22, 2016

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned the government not to rush through its plans to turn all schools into academies.

MPs criticise school governor training

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

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A group of MPs has criticised the quality of school governors and want schools to be forced to offer them training.

Rotherham: No action against council leaders over CSE failings

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

| CYP Now

No action should be taken against the former leaders of Rotherham children's services despite organisational failings in addressing child sexual exploitation (CSE), an investigation has concluded.

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Co-production of services with children and young people has helped Greenwich secure a generally positive inspection report of the area's work on special educational needs and disability reforms.

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

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Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A political row has broken out over the future of children's centres in the London Borough of Barnet.??

Call for all councils to receive children's services innovation funding

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Monday, June 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Local government leaders are calling on ministers to hand over a slice of £300m of innovation funding to help all councils improve services for vulnerable children.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

NCB unveils new chief executive

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has announced that Anna Feuchtwang is to become its new chief executive.

Rotherham DCS told to quit by parliamentary committee

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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The chair of the home affairs committee has called for the director of children's services (DCS) at Rotherham Council Joyce Thacker to resign in the wake of the child sexual exploitation (CSE) scandal.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

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Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Somerset County Council has announced it has terminated the contract of the interim director of children's services (DCS) for failing to deliver improvements at the struggling authority quickly enough.

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

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Friday, March 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has warned the government not to lose sight of strong partnerships and professional development in the early years and social care sectors ahead of its closure at the end of the month.

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

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The Labour Party has appointed Wirral South MP Alison McGovern as the new shadow childcare minister.

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services at Rotherham Borough Council have been rated "inadequate" after Ofsted found a string of child protection management and practice failings.

Council at centre of CSE scandal gets innovation cash

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has awarded £3.8m of Children's Social Care Innovation Fund money to four projects involved in supporting victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE).

GPs need to improve knowledge of FGM, say MPs

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised GPs and other health professionals for failing to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Almost a third of councils get innovation funding

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of local authorities have been handed £60m to test new ways to improve children's social care, according to latest government figures.

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LGA hails "momentous" transfer of public health services for under-fives

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Government action needs more money to succeed, warn children's leaders

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

New ADCS president issues warning over government academy plans

MPs criticise school governor training

Rotherham: No action against council leaders over CSE failings

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

Call for all councils to receive children's services innovation funding

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

NCB unveils new chief executive

Rotherham DCS told to quit by parliamentary committee

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Somerset sacks £320k DCS over 'too little, too slow' progress

CWDC issues warning to government ahead of closure

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

Council at centre of CSE scandal gets innovation cash

GPs need to improve knowledge of FGM, say MPs

Almost a third of councils get innovation funding

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