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Make more time for direct work

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Effective social work relies on face-to-face contact with children and families, but bureaucratic processes can often get in the way. Implement strategies that will free up practitioners' time for more direct work.

How to recruit and retain social workers

Features

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Recruitment and retention challenges in children's services mean councils are searching for new ways to attract and retain social workers. Joe Lepper looks at different approaches and investigates what actually works.

Senior figures quit council following 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

News

Thursday, September 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Two senior figures in Croydon children's services have resigned following the south London borough's damning Ofsted inspection.

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 50 Tory MPs and peers are calling on the government to create a cabinet-level families minister post to better co-ordinate family policy across departments.

Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

News

Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

News

Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

??Young people leaving the care system are falling into debt and losing benefits due to insufficient financial education and support from councils, research has found.

Ambition announces new chief executive

News

Thursday, July 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth organisation Ambition has appointed education and training expert Emma Revie as its new chief executive.

Leadership challenges multiply: John Coughlan, chief executive, Hampshire County Council

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown speaks to John Coughlan, chief executive, Hampshire County Council.

‘Good enough' children's centres are better than closed centres

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Another day and another council announces that yet more children's centres are to close.

‘Childcare passport' plans outlined

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Consolidating childcare support schemes into a single fund could reduce costs and improve services.

SEND training is at a crossroads

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

If teacher training in SEND is to boost education outcomes, risk-taking must be embraced, says Phil Garner.

Outstanding leadership practice in children's services identified

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted had made visits to a small number of high-performing organisations in a bid to capture some essential attributes and strong examples of excellent leadership practice in children's services across the country.

Leadership: Working with elected members

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.