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Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

News

Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Safeguarding, safety and teaching are set to be the focus of Ofsted's new inspection framework for nurseries, the inspectorate's early years lead has said.

Ask the Experts: Inappropriate comments

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Ask the Expert: Marking Christmas

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

News

Thursday, April 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said local authorities need to be at the centre of driving improvement in children's services.

Research Report: Educational Psychology WorkforceSurvey 2013

Research

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Authors: Yen Truong and Hilary Ellam

Good Practice: Ask the Experts - Explore a fascination for the sky

Best Practice

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on capitalising on children's love of the sky, leadership techniques, family support worries and bereavement.

Play England director Catherine Prisk steps down

News

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Catherine Prisk is to step down as director of Play England at the end of the week after a restructure of management arrangements at the charity.

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

News

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's new chief executive wants the charity to manage, commission and deliver statutory children's services in partnership with local authorities as it evolves into a more strategic organisation over the next few years.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Other

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

Daily roundup: Mental health, children in Birmingham, and Savile

Other

Monday, June 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Doctors sending children long distances to get mental health treatment; independent review to investigate life for children in Birmingham; and Savile victim numbers grow to more than 500 research shows, all in the news today.

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are carrying out "unscrupulous and illegal" practices to restrict the support they provide to vulnerable children in need of social care and mental health services, a think-tank has claimed.

Social worker knowledge gap ‘threatens care proceedings targets'

News

Thursday, July 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers will struggle to meet Children and Families Act commitments to reduce the length of care proceedings, a survey by the Victoria Climbié Foundation (VCF) suggests.

Delay in childcare minister appointment worries early years sector

News

Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The delay in appointing a new childcare minister following Tuesday's Cabinet reshuffle will increase concerns the government does not consider the issue a priority, early years organisations have warned.

Sam Gyimah confirmed as childcare minister

News

Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Conservative MP Sam Gyimah has been confirmed as the government minister responsible for childcare and early years.

Louise Casey to lead Rotherham Council probe

News

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

News

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.

Ask the Experts: Achieving promotion

Other

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguarding beyond rhetoric

Features

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The absence of powers has made local safeguarding more difficult to tackle, but where leaders have influenced and challenged effectively, success has been achieved, says Jim Gamble.

Local Spotlight: Kent County Council

Best Practice

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

How Kent has managed to improve social care services while coping with an unprecedented influx of asylum-seeking children.

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Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

Ask the Experts: Inappropriate comments

Ask the Expert: Marking Christmas

ADCS president Alan Wood backs councils to drive social care improvement

Research Report: Educational Psychology WorkforceSurvey 2013

Good Practice: Ask the Experts - Explore a fascination for the sky

Play England director Catherine Prisk steps down

New Barnardo's chief eyes strategic role in children's services

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Daily roundup: Mental health, children in Birmingham, and Savile

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

Social worker knowledge gap ‘threatens care proceedings targets'

Delay in childcare minister appointment worries early years sector

Sam Gyimah confirmed as childcare minister

Louise Casey to lead Rotherham Council probe

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

Ask the Experts: Achieving promotion

Safeguarding beyond rhetoric

Local Spotlight: Kent County Council

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