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Kinship carers put under strain as council support cuts take effect

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Adoption has secured its place high on the list of government priorities with the support of Prime Minister David Cameron and the establishment of an expert group to overhaul and improve the system.

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

One of the first councils to undergo the new social care inspection framework shares its experience.

Understanding £2bn funding gap

Analysis

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

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

Overhaul of serious case reviews under way

Analysis

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Government plans out for consultation propose that all serious case reviews will have to adopt the "systems methodology" approach in future

Care Review turns attention to reforming care sector market

Analysis

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

The first report by the government-commissioned Care Review sets out the case for changing how care placements are commissioned, but experts challenge its findings over private sector care providers’ profits.

Child deaths link to pressures of pandemic and resources shortage

Analysis

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

The killings of two young children in 2020 by their parents and partners have raised serious questions about safeguarding practice during the pandemic and whether there is sufficient funding and staff to fulfil duties.

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Local schemes have been launched to assist Ukrainian children and the youth workers who support them.

Recruitment agency practices compound workforce pressures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now investigation shows 10-fold rise in agency social work teams being used by local authorities in last five years, with children’s services leaders saying staff shortages are placing huge pressure on budgets.

Research helps shape Care Review findings on improving outcomes

Analysis

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| CYP Now

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has set out fundamental reforms for the care system in England. Here, a research team member explains how they gathered evidence, particularly on the role of kinship care.

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.

More support for young carers

Analysis

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

Study highlights challenges faced by children with seriously ill parents and the extra support needed.

How child refugees from Calais received help to start a new life

Analysis

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

When the UK committed to home refugee children amid the closure of the Calais migrant camp, organisations like Catch22 were asked to help handle reception arrangements. Chris Wright explains the work it did in Devon.

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.

Conflicted over commissioning

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Plans for regional commissioning of care services, while backed, should go further and faster, say experts.

DfE turns to 'big data' to warn of Ofsted 'inadequate' rating risk

Analysis

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Department for Education permanent secretary says new datasets could help children's services departments is identify problems ahead of Ofsted inspections and enable them to turn these around to avoid poor ratings.

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Kinship carers put under strain as council support cuts take effect

Ofsted's new inspection focus

Understanding £2bn funding gap

Overhaul of serious case reviews under way

Care Review turns attention to reforming care sector market

Child deaths link to pressures of pandemic and resources shortage

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Recruitment agency practices compound workforce pressures

Research helps shape Care Review findings on improving outcomes

National roadmap to ACE recovery

More support for young carers

How child refugees from Calais received help to start a new life

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

Conflicted over commissioning

DfE turns to 'big data' to warn of Ofsted 'inadequate' rating risk

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