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Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme is massively oversubscribed, with more than 10 applicants battling it out for every place, it has emerged.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Safeguarding help for charities

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The voluntary sector can help to safeguard young people, but needs support and funding, says Sam Marks.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

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Monday, February 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders have unveiled a new tool to help social workers in their bid to speed up care proceedings.

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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Friday, February 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s seeking asylum in the UK have risen by more than 50 per cent in a single year with increasing numbers having their claims refused, it has emerged.

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Vacancies for local authority children's social worker posts have increased by 27 per cent in the space of a year, government figures show.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

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Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into local authority children's social care and the impact of major spending cuts in recent years is to be conducted by MPs and peers, it has been announced.

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

There are at least five local authorities in England where no young people in foster care have remained in their placement past the age of 18 during the last year, children's minister Edward Timpson has revealed.

UK must commit to a ban on physical punishment

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

It comes as no surprise to learn that study after study into physical punishment of children concludes that it does more harm than good.

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

The cost of raising the age that children can remain in children's homes from 18 to 21 could exceed £500m, the man leading a government review of residential care has said.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in discussions with the Department for Education about how to inspect children's services departments that take risks through innovation in order to improve standards, it has emerged.

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

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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.

Raising awareness of neglect

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A new guide to neglect offers children's professionals advice on how to best identify and respond to it.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

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Monday, January 18, 2016

| CYP Now

A "fundamental cultural shift" featuring a greater degree of risk-taking is necessary in order to improve standards within children's social care, the Department for Education has said.

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Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Safeguarding help for charities

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

UK must commit to a ban on physical punishment

Cost of raising residential care leaving age 'could exceed £500m'

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Ofsted in talks over how to assess 'risk-taking' children's services

The refugee crisis needs a collective council response

Raising awareness of neglect

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

DfE to encourage children's social care providers to ‘take risks'

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