Search

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Ambition and NCVYS confirm merger

News

Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth charities Ambition and the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) will merge on 1 April, it has been announced. ??

Councils face DfE 'clawback' of millions in Sure Start grants

News

Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities are trying to find ways to avoid paying back millions of pounds in children's centre grants handed out more than a decade ago, it has emerged.

Ofsted rates two children's homes ‘inadequate'

News

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Two children's homes have been judged to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

News

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

News

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

News

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.

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

News

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

News

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

News

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.

Council to axe 43 children's centres as part of £8.5m cuts

News

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A total of 43 children's centres are under threat in Hampshire as part of plans to shave £8.5m from the local authority's children's services budget, it has emerged.

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

News

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".

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

News

Friday, February 19, 2016

| CYP Now

A council in London has announced plans to close four children's centres and cease employing youth workers as part of efforts to shave £24m from its children's services budget.

ADCS president announces retirement

News

Thursday, February 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The current president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has announced plans to retire.

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

News

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.

Action for Children staff vote to strike

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff at a major children's charity have voted in favour of strike action over a pay dispute.

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

News

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

News

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.

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

News

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.

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

News

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Ambition is to leave the organisation - the announcement coming just a week after it emerged that the youth charity is in merger talks.

Search Results

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

Ambition and NCVYS confirm merger

Councils face DfE 'clawback' of millions in Sure Start grants

Ofsted rates two children's homes ‘inadequate'

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

Fresh drive to speed up care proceedings

Massive increase in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Unexpected rise in children's social worker vacancies

Council to axe 43 children's centres as part of £8.5m cuts

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

Council outlines major cuts to children's centres and youth services

ADCS president announces retirement

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

Action for Children staff vote to strike

MPs and peers to probe children's services cuts

Timpson names councils with low Staying Put take-up

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

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

Current filters

Filter by

Article Types

Journals

Tags