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Understanding £2bn funding gap

Analysis

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Council leaders plan to analyse social care spending to show the funding shortfall in children's services

Levelling Up: the key proposals for children and young people

Analysis

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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Flagship policy paper sets out plans to boost education outcomes for pupils in disadvantaged communities and invest in youth training, but children’s services leaders criticise lack of measures on child poverty.

Group to push for more support for ‘hidden army’ of young carers

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

I am delighted that a new APPG for young carers is being constituted in parliament. Our aim is to raise the profile of the too often neglected hidden army of young carers, and lobby government for better recognition and support.

Coronavirus: campaigners warn on capacity of children’s charities

Analysis

Monday, March 30, 2020

| CYP Now

Amid the response to the Covid-19 crisis, third sector leaders have called on the government to prioritise economic assistance for children’s charities so they can meet the rising support needs of vulnerable groups.

NCAS Conference: three key issues for children’s sector

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Children’s services leaders recently gathered in Bournemouth for the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) 2023, against a backdrop of increasing rates of vulnerability among children and dwindling finances for local authorities.

National roadmap to ACE recovery

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Report for MPs says government must lead fight on tackling harm of adverse childhood experiences.

Improving children's health together

Analysis

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

A national partnership of organisations charged with improving children and young people's health and wellbeing launched last week. Andrew Christie, chair of the Association of Directors of Children's Services committee on health, care and additional needs, explains how it will go about it.

Developing cultural competence in children's services organisations

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Paper from former director of children's services highlights lack of progress in developing leadership skills of black, Asian and minority ethnic professionals, and provides tools to help create culturally competent organisations.

The factors driving variation in children's services spending

Analysis

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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Research suggests economic and geographical factors play a major part in how much councils spend on children's services. Council leaders hope the findings can be used to convince ministers of the need for additional funding.

Remembering Dave Hill: passionate advocate of sector-led improvement

Analysis

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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“Compassionate”, “big-hearted”, “inspirational” are just some of the words used by colleagues to describe Dave Hill following his sudden death in June aged 61.

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Two-thirds of social workers are white, but in some areas that figure is much higher. Leaders say work needs to be done to encourage more ethnic minorities into the sector in frontline and leadership roles.

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Analysis

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Meeting of charity leaders to discuss the impact of Brexit on vulnerable children and families warns that the UK leaving the European Union could put children's rights, safeguarding and economic welfare at risk.

Tri-borough collapse: the fallout

Analysis

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

End of pioneering arrangement raises questions over future of councils pooling children's services.

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Analysis

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The loss of its overall majority has been politically costly for the government, but it has also caused policy upheaval and ministerial changes affecting children's services. Sector leaders consider the implications.

New ADCS chief urges sector to rally over funding for children

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison Michalska says agencies must work together to convince government to invest more in services, while councils must get greater powers to influence education.

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Understanding £2bn funding gap

Levelling Up: the key proposals for children and young people

Group to push for more support for ‘hidden army’ of young carers

Coronavirus: campaigners warn on capacity of children’s charities

NCAS Conference: three key issues for children’s sector

National roadmap to ACE recovery

Improving children's health together

Developing cultural competence in children's services organisations

The factors driving variation in children's services spending

Remembering Dave Hill: passionate advocate of sector-led improvement

Tackling lack of diversity in the children's services workforce

Brexit effect on vulnerable children and families begins to unravel

Tri-borough collapse: the fallout

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

New ADCS chief urges sector to rally over funding for children

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