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Workforce shortage is threat to care reforms

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 23, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The government's Care Review response, Stable Homes, Built on Love, sets ambitious targets for improving children's outcomes, testing new approaches to early help, and boosting professional standards in child protection work.

The toughest job in the land just got tougher

    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.

Further austerity is the only election certainty

    Other
  • Monday, April 27, 2015
    • | CYP Now
As the curtain comes down on this Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, it is worth reflecting on what we've learnt from the past five years - as it looks increasingly likely that the future holds more of the same.

'Wilful neglect' laws won't help recruit social workers

    Other
  • Tuesday, March 17, 2015
    • | CYP Now
A number of reports over the past few weeks have highlighted the extent of the problem facing children's services departments in recruiting experienced social workers. Latest Department for Education figures show that over the past year, children's social worker vacancies have risen nearly 20 per cent so that on average, each English authority now has almost 30 full-time posts unfilled.

Councils must build on youth housing solutions

    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.

Editorial: Outsourcing proposals could benefit charities

    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.

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