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Creating paid internships

Young people are disproportionately affected by low wages and unpaid work, so youth organisations have a responsibility to lead the way by paying the real Living Wage and changing unfair practices

Successful partnership working

Partnership working has far-reaching benefits for children’s services, ensuring resources go further and best practice is shared. Knowing what makes a successful partnership is key to strong leadership.

How to be an effective leader

Children's services leaders have to make important decisions every working day, so it is imperative senior managers identify the essential skills they need to lead their organisations most effectively.

Achieving work-life balance

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  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Some of the most committed and emotionally engaged workers are children's professionals, so employers must be alert to the dangers of burnout while promoting healthy workplace practices.

Private sector partnerships

Successful private sector partnerships can enable organisations to harness the skills and resources needed to take their campaigns further and reach wider audiences than would otherwise be possible.

Leadership: Links between school and home

Parental involvement can be a significant positive influence on a child's educational achievement, so it is important that teachers and families build strong links between children's school and home lives.

Tackling presenteeism

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  • Tuesday, January 5, 2021
    • | CYP Now
A culture that encourages stressed staff to turn up for work while ignoring their health can be more costly to employers than absenteeism. Leaders must learn the skills to safeguard workplace wellbeing.

Leadership: How to win grants

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
    • | CYP Now
With statutory funding in short supply, grants can enable charities to continue to deliver vital support. But making grant applications stand out requires a range of skills and techniques that must be honed.

Leadership: The key to better contracts

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  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Dwindling budgets increasingly means pressure to prioritise cost-effectiveness over quality when deciding contracts, but a collaborative approach with providers can ensure sustainable solutions.

Leadership: Swearing in the workplace

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  • Wednesday, December 22, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Leaders must set clear standards of behaviour for all staff to follow and establish a robust complaints and disciplinary procedure to ensure a safe workplace environment for employees and service users.

Leadership: How to be a social leader

Those working in the early years have a shared goal to give children the best possible start in life. Here are six essential elements of leadership that define the social purpose to make a difference.

Five steps to keep social workers safe

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  • Tuesday, February 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Social workers support people in challenging circumstances, but being subject to abuse and violence is never acceptable, so it is important that employers and staff take steps to ensure practitioners' safety.

Leadership: Collaborative working

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  • Tuesday, January 3, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Pooling resources and working together with organisations on a shared cause can be an effective way to achieve positive changes for young people on a national scale that would be impossible to do alone.

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