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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| CYP Now

As major political and policy changes continue to impact on the children and young people's workforce, Charlotte Goddard takes a comprehensive look at the qualification requirements and training available.

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

All children's services teams face the challenge of keeping staff turnover low against a landscape of tight budgets, so it is essential employers master the skills to retain, motivate and reward employees.

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Dave Hill, president of the ADCS, 2016/17.

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Other

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

If children's services are to deliver improved outcomes with declining resources, the sector must embrace technology, joint working and volunteers, says Pillars and Foundations, a radical paper from the ADCS.

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services at Bexley Council.

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

News

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan is set to be appointed as the council's chief executive next week.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

News

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed as Education Secretary after the Conservatives' surprise outright victory at last Thursday's general election.

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

News

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now presents the definitive guide to what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on key issues for children, young people and families.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Funding cuts coupled with increased demand for services are intensifying the recruitment challenges for children's services employers. Joe Lepper explores the trends across the children's workforce.

Children's centres bear brunt of Newcastle service cuts

News

Friday, March 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Newcastle City Council has approved £3.2m worth of cuts to Sure Start and family services.

Ask the Experts: Bereavement, YOI education support, youth work news project and spring in the nursery

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on helping bereaved children, education support in YOIs, a youth work news project and celebrating spring.

Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Other

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The next children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield must stand up to the government if she is to champion the rights of children and young people and allay concerns over the role's independence.

Let's be ready to answer for our children's rights record

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson looks ahead as the UNCRC marks its Silver Jubilee.

Early intervention leaders' debate

Features

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

News

Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Other

Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

News

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Other

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

A provocative president

Other

Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Alan Wood, the new president of the ADCS.

Public sceptical of charities' role in delivering services

News

Thursday, March 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly a quarter of the public believe charities are becoming too involved in delivering state services, research by a think-tank shows.

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Other

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now's Outcomes Conference earlier this month brought together leaders in children's services across the voluntary sector, local authorities and government to debate the way ahead for evidencing what works.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Other

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

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Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

The future of children's services: proactive, predictive and digital

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

Architect of inspection: Jacky Tiotto, director of children's services, Bexley

Hampshire DCS set to take on chief executive role

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Morgan continues as Education Secretary as Gove to lead Ministry of Justice

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Recruitment in children's services: trends and challenges

Children's centres bear brunt of Newcastle service cuts

Ask the Experts: Bereavement, YOI education support, youth work news project and spring in the nursery

Independent voice a must for commissioner Anne Longfield

Let's be ready to answer for our children's rights record

Early intervention leaders' debate

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

A provocative president

Public sceptical of charities' role in delivering services

Evidencing outcomes on the agenda as the next Spending Review looms

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

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