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Editorial: Cuts to council funding create a fool's economy
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- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
There was little festive cheer in the draft local government funding settlement for 2015/16 delivered by ministers just before the Christmas break.
Labour recognises need for cross-government solutions
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- Tuesday, March 3, 2015 | CYP Now
The last few weeks have seen Labour break cover on some of the pledges it intends to take to the electorate at the general election in May.
Only government can stop the dismantling of youth services
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- Monday, July 21, 2014 | CYP Now
The finding from the Cabinet Office survey that total funding for council youth services fell by 22.3 per cent in the two years up to April 2014 will not come as a huge surprise to many in youth work.
Stable workforce is key to future of social care
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- Monday, October 13, 2014 | CYP Now
Many local authorities continue to fill vacancies for children's social workers with temporary agency staff in order to tackle ever-increasing caseload levels. The issue is this month thrown into sharp focus at high-profile councils with the biggest challenges.
DfE must serve children, not our sitcom writers
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
In what ended up as an explosive exit interview, Tim Loughton lifted the lid on the inner workings of the Department for Education at a select committee hearing last week with the department's former ministers.
Creative thinking is vital for children's centres to survive
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- Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | CYP Now
Barely a week goes by without another council announcing plans to downsize its network of children's centres. From Kent to Bradford, Northants to Nottinghamshire, children's centres, like most other local authority services in England, are being squeezed in the face of unrelenting funding cuts.
Youth work must always be responsive and recognised
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- Monday, October 10, 2016 | CYP Now
Youth work is at a crossroads.
Support care leavers to strive in their studies
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- Tuesday, October 29, 2013 | CYP Now
Our investigation of the state of support for care leavers paints what only can be described as a conflicting picture.
Social care third-party plans must not be rushed
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- Tuesday, November 26, 2013 | CYP Now
Education Secretary Michael Gove's speech at a recent NSPCC conference could become an epoch-making moment in the history of children's services.
'Wilful neglect' laws won't help recruit social workers
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- 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.
Brexit fallout will demand innovation in mental health
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- Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | CYP Now
The Future in Mind strategy and accompanying £1.4bn government cash injection has raised collective ambitions for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
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