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Time to invest in the children's workforce

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Ask children's services leaders - whether a director of children's services, head teacher or nursery manager - what motivates their staff, and most will say it's a passion to improve outcomes for children, not the wage that comes with it.

Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 11, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.

Three key issues of the 2010s to fix in the 2020s

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
The new government will need to solve quickly a number of longstanding issues affecting vulnerable children and families if it is to offer a more optimistic outlook for a children’s sector worn down by a decade of austerity.

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.

Youth employment is key to revival

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The outstandingly depressing budget of 2009 has left children's services in limbo, braced for the tightest of public spending squeezes and a likely change of government.

Editorial: Inherent dangers lurk in staying safe plan

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 12, 2008
    • | CYP Now
With the publication of the Staying Safe Action Plan last week, the government has been at pains not to be seen to wrap children up in cotton wool. In presentation terms, the document's front cover depicts children happily participating in watersports, climbing and running. Meanwhile, the Department for Children, Schools and Families' press notice on the safety plan leads heavily on the proposal to encourage teachers to take pupils on outdoor school trips by providing advice and diminishing bureaucracy.

Capture the volunteers while we can

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Volunteers are the life blood of youth work. According to the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services, more than 500,000 volunteers give up their spare time to work with young people, outnumbering the number of paid employees by almost 10 to one.

The best champions have empathy

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 14, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The challenge to reach out to disadvantaged families has long been the holy grail of children's services, not least in the take-up of childcare.

Steps towards child-friendly justice

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The Council of Europe is drawing up guidelines on child-friendly justice for member states, as we reveal this week. They cover not just the youth justice system but all elements of justice, from the family courts to care proceedings.

Youth work is more vital now than ever

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, December 22, 2009
    • | CYP Now
This year is shaping up to be the most challenging one for youth services in recent memory. Further cutbacks in public services coupled with nearly one million 16- to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training are going to place a huge strain on youth services just at the time they are most needed.

Break down the wall of ignorance

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's disappointing to hear of examples where the role of youth work is overlooked and under-appreciated. But sadly all too often this still is the case.

Protect the youth opportunity fund

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 14, 2010
    • | CYP Now
As CYP Now predicted last week, the Department for Education has removed the ringfence around the remaining 40.8m of the youth opportunity fund. The ringfence guaranteed that money went to local grant-making youth panels to spend on projects requested by local young people.

Keep a young hand on purse strings

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, June 30, 2010
    • | CYP Now
An impressive 2.5 million young people benefited from the youth opportunity and youth capital funds between 2006 and 2009, according to data compiled by the previous government.

Youth work needs fresh young talent

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 27, 2010
    • | CYP Now
It's easy to become consumed by your own job prospects in difficult economic times. But spare a thought for those looking to get a foot on the career ladder.

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