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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

Other

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Beating burnout

Features

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Former social worker Mike Bush, now a consultant and trainer on mental health in the workplace, advises managers on strategies to help their staff avoid "burning out" and leaving the profession.

Daily roundup: Child protection, breastfeeding incentive, and new DCS

Other

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Education secretary Michael Gove calls for radical overhaul of child protection; new mums offered vouchers to breastfeed; and Sally Hodges to be new DCS at Solihull Council, all in the news today.

Social work leaders sceptical over call for more third-party provider input

News

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Social work and local government leaders have warned that government ambitions to allow independent sector providers to deliver children's social services must not be at the expense of councils losing their statutory powers.

Timpson sceptical of trust solution for Birmingham children's services

News

Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has played down speculation that the Department for Education plans to strip Birmingham Council of responsibility for its struggling children's social services.

First judgments show up flaws in new single inspection system

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Senior managers at the first five children's services departments to have undergone the new Ofsted single inspection support the principles behind the framework, but think the process needs improving if it is to get their full backing.

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Other

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

Other

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

New practical qualifications for school children introduced next year; huge rise in Crohn's disease hospital admissions of young people; and parents warned not to give children alcohol at end of exams, all in the news today.

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

News

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be able to save a total of £150m a year by improving the way they work with prospective foster parents, a report has claimed.

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.

Young carers and asylum seekers deserve better

Other

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

News

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A review led by NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless has found no evidence that Home Office officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse over a 20-year period.

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

News

Monday, December 8, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of staff at the Department for Education are suffering from moderate to high levels of anxiety, a survey has found.

Wilful neglect laws for children's professionals unlikely before 2017

News

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Laws to prosecute children's professionals for wilful neglect in failing to protect young people from child sexual exploitation are unlikely to be in place for another two years.

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Best Practice

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on growing vegetables, telling stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and help for Eastern European children.

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of looked-after children that go missing from care in Doncaster has fallen nearly four-fold over the past year following the introduction of a dedicated support worker.

Better safeguarding work leads to fall in violent injuries

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Improved child protection procedures have contributed to a large fall in the number of violent injuries against children and young people over the last year, a leading research academic has said.

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils struggle to provide education, health and care plans within the required deadlines, say campaigners

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

News

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A future children's services inspection system is likely to be lighter touch but continue to use graded judgments, Ofsted's social care lead has said.

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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

Beating burnout

Daily roundup: Child protection, breastfeeding incentive, and new DCS

Social work leaders sceptical over call for more third-party provider input

Timpson sceptical of trust solution for Birmingham children's services

First judgments show up flaws in new single inspection system

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Daily roundup: Vocational training, health and parenting

Councils could save £150m on foster care services, says report

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

Young carers and asylum seekers deserve better

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

DfE staff survey reveals extent of mental health and bullying concerns

Wilful neglect laws for children's professionals unlikely before 2017

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Doncaster sees four-fold decrease in children missing from care

Better safeguarding work leads to fall in violent injuries

Timescales hinder SEN reforms

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

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