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Professionals decry Ofsted 'dawn raid' inspections
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News
- Thursday, January 17, 2013 | CYP Now
Local government and education professionals have denounced Ofsted's decision to carry out "dawn raids" in local authority areas containing high proportions of under-performing schools.
Make more time for direct work
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Features
- 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.
Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency
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- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | CYP Now
Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role
Daily roundup: Protecting social workers online, school places and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
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- Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | CYP Now
Social workers call for protection from online abuse, Stephen Twigg advocates for local authority oversight of school place planning, and Channel 4 adverts banned for negative depictions of children, all in the news today.
Calls for all childcarers to be registered amid deregulation fears
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News
- Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | CYP Now
All childcarers should be registered to make sure safeguarding standards are met, according to a new campaign group.
Quiz of the Year 2012
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
How closely have you been following the ups and downs of the children and young people's sector over the past 12 months? Test your knowledge here with the CYP Now quiz of the year
Nursery providers call for more financial support from government
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News
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Concessions for businesses unveiled in the autumn statement will do little to improve the finances of private childcare providers, sector leaders have warned.
Educational psychologists blast Doncaster over lack of provision
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News
- Friday, December 14, 2012 | CYP Now
Doncaster council is putting young people's development at risk by failing to adequately staff its educational psychology service, a trade union has warned.
Children's services procurement 'too costly and bureaucratic'
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News
- Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | CYP Now
Organisations representing 400 providers of services for children have called on Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to address the spiralling cost and bureaucracy of delivering services on behalf of local authorities.
Timpson departure 'a loss' for children's sector, says Loughton
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News
- Monday, June 12, 2017 | CYP Now
Edward Timpson's defeat in last week's general election, meaning he will be replaced as children's minister, is a loss for the sector, his predecessor Tim Loughton has said.
Skills for the Job: Bid writing
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Other
- Monday, June 25, 2012 | CYP Now
At a time of increased competition for funding it is vitally important to ensure you get the application spot-on, says Faiza Chaudary
Investment partners
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Other
- Monday, June 25, 2012 | CYP Now
Community budgets pool money across different areas to create local services that are more efficient and responsive to need. Tristan Donovan looks at how they could transform services for children and families
Children and families directorate slashed
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News
- Thursday, March 15, 2012 | CYP Now
The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.
One in four children's services chiefs take on adult services responsibility
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- Monday, July 11, 2011 | CYP Now
Nearly a quarter of directors of children's services (DCSs) in England is responsible also for adult services, analysis by CYP Now has revealed.
Leadership: Commissioning is key to improved services for young people
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Best Practice
- Friday, August 5, 2011 | CYP Now
Youth services play a key role in young people's educational and social development.
Research Report: PICANet: A Decade of Data
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Other
- Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | CYP Now
Published by Paediatric Intensive Care Auditing Network, University of Leeds and University of Leicester, September 2014
Ambition boss: Chyps merger 'will improve youth service quality'
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News
- Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | CYP Now
A merger between the Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) and Ambition will lead to improved outcomes for young people, according to the chief executive of the youth charity.
Ask the Experts: Stand up for young people's rights
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- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on helping young people accused of theft, CSE prevention, improving resilience and clearing nursery clutter.
Editorial: Cuts to council funding create a fool's economy
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Other
- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
There was little festive cheer in the draft local government funding settlement for 2015/16 delivered by ministers just before the Christmas break.
Skills for the Job: Effective time management
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Other
- Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | CYP Now
Good time management in children's services is essential for busy children's professionals to maximise their effectiveness.
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