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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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.

Glen Fendley: How I Got Here

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

| CYP Now

London Youth's director of fundraising on his career to date.

Let local leaders spend election windfall

Opinion

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

For the past few weeks, the political parties have been setting out their stalls for the general election.

Shared Services Briefing

Research

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

This briefing highlights many of the issues facing councils, and asks whether ultimately, shared service arrangements and partnerships increase the likelihood of full mergers.

Wakefield Council: Local Spotlight

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Council for former Yorkshire coal mining town has big plans to transform children’s services and opportunities for young people.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Club connects with happy children

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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One and All After School Club, Derbyshire - After-school club inspection - December 2015.

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

Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Friday, April 22, 2016

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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.

Leadership: Adapt to stay relevant

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

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.

Imperfect leadership

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.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training: Directors

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Leadership: Understand your market to help deliver a better specialist service

Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Warren Park Children's Centre is a specialist provider of services to disabled children and young people. It is run by Action for Children and funded by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

MPs criticise school governor training

Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

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

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

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