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How health services are tackling child sexual exploitation

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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The government's action plan on child sexual exploitation stresses the need for health professionals to play a more active role in identification and prevention. Charlotte Goddard investigates why health services have struggled to tackle the problem and what is being done about it.

Safeguarding standard bearer: David N Jones, chair, the Association of Independent LSCB Chairs

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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Derren Hayes meets David N Jones, chair of the Association of Independent Local Safeguarding Children Board Chairs.

Childcare qualifications U-turn: implications for the profession

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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In light of dwindling numbers of childcare staff enrolling on higher level training courses, the government has watered down qualification requirements for the sector. Early years groups explain what the changes will mean.

Time to fix young people's mental health and wellbeing

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Ask the Experts: Seeking permission for graffiti

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on getting permission for graffiti, school trip costs, group work with vulnerable children and building blocks.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Specialists key to childcare offer

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Educational psychology services are vital to ensure the free childcare expansion succeeds, says Kate Fallon.

Children's centres face uncertain future amid cuts and closures

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Sure Start children's centres are at a crossroads. With funding cuts forcing many councils to close or downgrade provision and a government review about to be launched, experts set out what the future holds.

The care 'market' is in critical condition - we must find a cure

Monday, August 3, 2015

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No one involved in children's services over the last few years could have been under any illusion that all was rosy in the world of foster care and residential care, nor indeed in the related local authority commissioning practices.

Innovation in early help needs cash and leadership

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Youth minister calls for innovation over the 'easy option' of cuts

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Minister for civil society Rob Wilson tells CYP Now that local authorities are "set in their ways" and have been too quick to cut youth provision instead of developing the evidence base to support service investment.

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Monday, July 20, 2015

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With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Children's leaders gather to tackle major issues at ADCS conference

Monday, July 20, 2015

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The Association of Directors of Children's Services annual conference heard about government plans for adoption reforms, improvements to children's mental health services, social work training and funding challenges.

Recovery through therapy must be care system's goal

Monday, July 20, 2015

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I published the State of the Nation for Children in Care report this month on the views of 3,000 children in care and care leavers aged eight to 25. One of the most startling findings was the staggering 50 per cent who said they didn't understand why they were in care in the first place.

Will child poverty measurement changes see the problem ignored?

Monday, July 20, 2015

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With the number of children living in poverty set to rise, campaigners warn the government's decision to scrap targets in the Child Poverty Act risks undermining efforts by welfare agencies to prioritise and tackle the problem.

Youth Work: 'Open-access youth work principles must be instilled into all services'

Monday, July 20, 2015

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Increasing the contribution of volunteers and forming partnerships with other sector providers are two measures councils must develop if they are to make future youth provision available to all, says a leading academic.

Fight to educate 'remote' Australians has lessons for UK

Monday, July 20, 2015

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I have worked in several local authorities and they all seemed very different to each other - Inner London, Birmingham, Somerset, Dudley.

The toughest job in the land just got tougher

Monday, July 20, 2015

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If you are looking for evidence of just how tough a job it is to be a director of children's services (DCS) at the moment, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) conference provided it.

It's time to expand early help and restructure children's services

Monday, July 20, 2015

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The Prime Minister announced the creation of a new taskforce towards the end of June to review child protection arrangements.

Daily roundup 10 July: Abuse helpline, Ofsted and serious case review

Friday, July 10, 2015

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Charity launches a child sexual abuse inquiry helpline; a Birmingham free school is put into special measures; and a serious case review finds a number of key errors, all in the news today.

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Monday, July 6, 2015

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Anne Longfield outlines her plans to shape the policy agenda in five key areas including children's use of the internet, tackling child abuse, overcoming inequalities, looked-after children and better cross-government working.

Ask The Experts - Involve young people in interviews

Monday, July 6, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on engaging young people in recruitment, appealing Ofsted ratings, theme park visits and retaining nursery staff.

How prisoners get parental support

Monday, July 6, 2015

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Project minimises the impact of parental imprisonment on children and families.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Complaints against children's services

Monday, July 6, 2015

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Q. Who can make a complaint against children's services?

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