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ECM might be dead in name but its substance endures
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Opinion
- Monday, March 21, 2011 | CYP Now
The Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda has been something of a taboo for the past 10 months.
No quick fixes in turning around children's services
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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.
We need a national strategy to uphold children’s rights
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Opinion
- Thursday, November 23, 2023 | CYP Now
In May, Children England published the Vision for a ChildFair State, the culmination of four years’ work with a group of young people to define the central pillars of support that should be available to every child in every community.
Government should aspire to early intervention legacy
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Opinion
- Monday, October 31, 2011 | CYP Now
CYP Now joined forces with 4Children to convene a roundtable discussion a fortnight ago with a dozen directors of children's services and chief executives. They were invited to debate a key issue of our times: how to turn the rhetoric on early intervention into tangible improvements in the lives of the mostdisadvantaged children and families. Participants raised a multitude of points. Here are six of the best.
Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss
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- 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.
Fast-tracked cuts to frontline services will create chaos
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Opinion
- Monday, January 24, 2011 | CYP Now
It is now official: councils are being forced to cut fast and cut deep into frontline services for families, children and young people.
Openness should nip extremism in the bud
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Other
- Tuesday, June 25, 2013 | CYP Now
It is just over a month since the murder of Woolwich soldier Lee Rigby shocked the country, and then triggered a spate of reprisals. In typically strident-sounding fashion, the government set up a "taskforce" - the crisis-management response tool of choice for politicians these days.
Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities
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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
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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.
Education attainment and poverty inextricably linked
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Other
- Monday, June 8, 2015 | CYP Now
The unveiling of the government's legislative priorities offered both reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic over the prospects for children and young people over the coming parliament.
Labour must produce a clear vision for children
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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.
Child safety happens on the frontline, not expert panels
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Opinion
- Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | CYP Now
The government's belated publication of revised child protection guidance produced one surprising move.
Children need prompt action on digital risks
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Opinion
- Thursday, January 26, 2023 | CYP Now
The Online Safety Bill is currently undergoing its second reading in the House of Lords as it meanders its way through the parliamentary process.
Children England’s demise highlights failing ‘market’
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Other
- Thursday, September 21, 2023 | CYP Now
Following the collapse in 2016 of children’s charity 4Children, Kathy Evans, chief executive of Children England warned that “the serious financial fragility of the children’s services ‘marketplace’ is a very real and urgent problem for large and small organisations alike”.
The toughest job in the land just got tougher
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Other
- Monday, July 20, 2015 | CYP Now
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.
Councils must build on youth housing solutions
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Other
- Monday, May 26, 2014 | CYP Now
The 10 per cent rise in house prices in England reported last week was widely seen as another sign that the economy is recovering from the deepest recession in living memory. Good news for home owners certainly, but soaring property prices are making it harder for young people to not just get on the housing ladder, but branch out into independent living generally.
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