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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Simon White, the privately-employed DCS at Sandwell Council, says other struggling authorities may follow their lead by partnering with an outside agency to run children's services

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Wilshaw reveals he called for Ofsted chair to remain; leaving foster care age for young people in Wales raised; and £500,000 fund set up to help male victims of rape, all in the news today.

Doncaster's deliverer

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett speaks to Paul Moffat, chief executive, Doncaster Children's Services Trust.

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Andrew Webb, the first president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services not to have the word "children" in his title, tells CYP Now his policy priorities for the year ahead and his views on an evolving role

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

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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.

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39.

LGA board chief: let councils solve children's services challenges

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, says councils must be given freedoms to overcome a crisis in funding, recruitment and excessive demand across children's social care.

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

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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.

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

Other

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Young carers and asylum seekers deserve better

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Government plans to introduce a national accreditation scheme for children's social workers by 2020 could see practitioners leave the profession and destabilise the workforce, warn social work education experts.

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Never move house, change jobs or get divorced (or married) in the same year.

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Other

Monday, July 20, 2015

| CYP Now

With more agency workers being employed in children's services, managing this growing part of the workforce well is vital.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Measures announced in the Chancellor's Spending Review will result in core funding for councils falling 24 per cent in real terms over the next four years. How will this affect children, young people and their families?

Evaluating early intervention

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Having outsourced day-to-day management of its children's services to an NHS trust, Trafford Council plans to become the first area to fully integrate social care and community health services for children and adults.

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Leadership: Working with elected members

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Forging good relationships with local politicians can be challenging for children's services leaders, but if managed well, they can be mutually beneficial and help local authorities be more successful.

Research Report: Child Neglect is Everyone's Business: Achieving a Sense of Shared Responsibility

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate how local authorities identify and intervene in child neglect cases.

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

Other

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Bridget Robb, chief executive, the British Association of Social Workers.

Early help must stem the flow of neglect cases to social care

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

With the number of children on child protection plans due to neglect on the rise, research by the NSPCC suggests a lack of understanding is resulting in universal services referring some cases that could be managed with early help.

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Sandwell starts to tackle service problems after private partner deal

Daily roundup: Ofsted, fostering support, and sex crime victims

Doncaster's deliverer

Remit of children's chiefs expands as Webb takes on ADCS presidency

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

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

LGA board chief: let councils solve children's services challenges

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

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Ask the Experts: Precautions to ensure staff safety

Young carers and asylum seekers deserve better

'Rushed' social work training plans raise 'workforce shortage' fears

Inquiry will identify solutions to stresses in children's services

Skills for the Job: How to manage agency staff

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

The implications of the Spending Review on services for children

Evaluating early intervention

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Editorial: Service integration breaks cycles of disadvantage

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Leadership: Working with elected members

Research Report: Child Neglect is Everyone's Business: Achieving a Sense of Shared Responsibility

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

Early help must stem the flow of neglect cases to social care

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