Search Results
Found 41 results for .
The refugee crisis needs a collective council response
-
Other
- Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | CYP Now
A report by MPs published this month called for the government to take an extra 3,000 child refugees from Syria currently stranded in makeshift camps in mainland Europe.
Council reshuffles must show clear accountability for children
-
Opinion
- Monday, April 4, 2011 | CYP Now
The business of children's services is in a state of flux.
Councils need the means to deliver foster care support
-
Other
- Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | CYP Now
A little over two months ago, the Fostering Network called on the government to do the right thing - both morally and economically - by extending financial support to foster carers and in doing so enable children they care for to stay in the placement past their 18th birthday and up to 21 if they so wish.
No quick fixes in turning around children's services
-
Other
- Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | CYP Now
Management standards, specifically how to deal with inadequate leadership, were very much in the news at the end of December.
Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss
-
Other
- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.
Lightweight guidance puts children's interests at risk
-
Opinion
- Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | CYP Now
This government's appetite for reducing regulation, prescription and bureaucracy in services for children is well known. Its desire is, to some degree, understandable. Labour in government did over-prescribe, it did over-regulate and it did micro-manage.
Children’s commissioning needs pragmatic solutions
-
Opinion
- Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | CYP Now
Derren Hayes editor, Children & Young People Nowderren.hayes@markallengroup.com
Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities
-
Other
- Tuesday, May 13, 2014 | CYP Now
The announcement last month of the consultation into the widescale outsourcing of children's services would have surprised few in the sector. Controversial though it may be, the government has been laying the groundwork for the creation of a children's social care "market" for the past year. But although the direction of travel has been clear for some time, the ramifications of such a move are only now starting to be thought through.
Workforce development must survive break-up
-
Opinion
- Monday, March 19, 2012 | CYP Now
The lights are about to go out on the Children's Workforce Development Council, with its functions hived off to a number of separate agencies.
Labour must produce a clear vision for children
-
Other
- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | CYP Now
After a slow start, Labour seems to be finding its feet in opposition. But with a general election a little over a year away, time is running out for the party to produce a coherent policy vision for children, young people and families.
Somerset row shows DCSs need greater authority
-
Other
- Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | CYP Now
It is rare for the sacking of a director of children's services (DCS) to be played out in public, but that has been the case in Somerset over the past week.
Current filters
Filter by
Article Types
Tags
- 27 Social Care
- 25 Children's Services
- 16 Early Years
- 13 Youth Work
- 12 Education
- 10 Health
- 10 Service Configuration
- 8 Youth Justice