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NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning

Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Two toolkits aimed at helping local authorities to engage young people and elected politicians in the process of commissioning services have been published by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

News

Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Ask the Experts: Dealing with depressed children

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on tackling depression, monitoring performance, improving story time and protecting children from CSE.

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Shared Services: Policy context

Other

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Defining what shared services are is vital to understand the approaches that work best in services for children and young people and whether there is scope for this to grow.

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Seen as a blueprint for future charity and council partnerships to deliver children’s services, the £126m contract between Tact and Peterborough City Council has ended after just three years. Experts assess what can be learned.

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Longstanding arrangement that has seen employers and unions jointly agree youth workers' pay and conditions looks set to end, raising concerns over a reduction in wages and standards of professional practice.

Local Spotlight: Lambeth Council

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Corporate commitment to boosting children and young people’s outcomes helps south London borough get back on track.

Local spotlight: Haringey Council

Best Practice

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Borough with a foot in both inner and outer London has improved outcomes thanks to its positive workplace culture.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

News

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 Expert: Leading children's services

Other

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Swindon considers halving number of children's centres

News

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Swindon Borough Council wants to slash £770,000 from its £2m children's centres budget, just a year after cutting the service's spend by £380,000.

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.

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders gathered at CYP Now's Early Help Conference to discuss latest policy developments in early help and hear how local areas are developing interventions across a range of settings and age groups.

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Running a nursery is not easy, so when problems arise such as an unseasonal fall in occupancy, prompt action to tackle them is vital.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Play club makes wishes come true

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Y-Kids Redhill, Surrey - play scheme inspection - August 2015

Shared Services Briefing

Research

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

This briefing highlights many of the issues facing councils, and asks whether ultimately, shared service arrangements and partnerships increase the likelihood of full mergers.

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Club connects with happy children

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

One and All After School Club, Derbyshire - After-school club inspection - December 2015.

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

News

Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A political row has broken out over the future of children's centres in the London Borough of Barnet.??

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NYA issues guidance on involving young people in commissioning

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Ask the Experts: Dealing with depressed children

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Shared Services: Policy context

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

Local Spotlight: Lambeth Council

Local spotlight: Haringey Council

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Ask the Expert: Leading children's services

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

Timpson sceptical of trust solution for Birmingham children's services

Swindon considers halving number of children's centres

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

Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

Behind the Inspection Rating: Play club makes wishes come true

Shared Services Briefing

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Behind the Inspection Rating: Club connects with happy children

Political row erupts over Barnet children's centre cuts

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