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Communicating children's services

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Communicating the day-to-day work of children's services can be a challenge but is also vital. Jo Stephenson speaks to communication experts to identify 10 key ways to do this effectively.

Future in mind: the story so far

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  • Tuesday, November 24, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The Future in Mind strategy promises wide-ranging improvements to mental health provision for children and young people. Joe Lepper looks at the key proposals and assesses progress made to date.

Tackling presenteeism

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  • Tuesday, January 5, 2021
  • | CYP Now
A culture that encourages stressed staff to turn up for work while ignoring their health can be more costly to employers than absenteeism. Leaders must learn the skills to safeguard workplace wellbeing.

Youth Work: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
A decade of deep funding cuts has seen a huge reduction in provision for young people. But increasing recognition of the valuable role played by youth workers could signal a change in fortunes for the sector.

Commissioning for wellbeing

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  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Commissioners should consider how best to meet the mental health needs of looked-after children, says Frank McGhee.

Leadership: How to win grants

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
  • | CYP Now
With statutory funding in short supply, grants can enable charities to continue to deliver vital support. But making grant applications stand out requires a range of skills and techniques that must be honed.

Protecting yourself in the Digital Age

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  • Monday, November 14, 2016
  • | CYP Now
If you don't think children's and young people's charities could be the target of cyber-attacks, think again. It is important that you address these growing risks:

Leadership: Swearing in the workplace

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  • Wednesday, December 22, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Leaders must set clear standards of behaviour for all staff to follow and establish a robust complaints and disciplinary procedure to ensure a safe workplace environment for employees and service users.

Leadership: How to be a social leader

Those working in the early years have a shared goal to give children the best possible start in life. Here are six essential elements of leadership that define the social purpose to make a difference.

Commissioning: Parent-infant relationship services

Dr Karen Bateson, clinical psychologist and Wook Hamilton, head of development at the Parent-Infant Foundation, outline how a new toolkit can help commissioners develop provision that enhances relationships between parents and young children.

Rebel with a cause

Lauren Higgs talks to David Simmonds, chair of the LGA's children and young people board

Challenges of 2012/13: The debate

Senior local government figures thrashed out the challenges for children's services in the financial year ahead at a debate organised by CYP Now and 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports